Because even though Liverpool squeezed in a pearl of a score five minutes after the start of the match, there was something else that stirred emotions after the first half. Because according to Viasat experts Nils Johan Semb and Petter Veland, the away team had reason to feel cheated during the victory against Burnley. With the score 1–0 to Liverpool, referee Paul Thierney awarded a free kick after Cody Gakpo had put the ball in the net. It was the duel before the end where Nunez won a duel against Burnley’s Charlie Taylor, which the referee knocked down. That’s what also raised the temperature. – It looks completely “soft”. Maybe he’s just gone. Thierney looks in there. It is clearly the wrong cancellation, says Semb. Veland was also aware that the touch “wasn’t enough” to award a free kick in this situation. This was also heatedly discussed on X (formerly Twitter). CHEERING TOO EARLY: Harvey Elliott was in heaven when he thought he scored 2-0 in the second half. But the score was disallowed. Photo: PAUL ELLIS / AFP But it wasn’t to stop there. In the 2nd half, Liverpool had another goal disallowed. This time it also made Jürgen Klopp angry. Harvey Elliott thought he had doubled Liverpool’s lead after 55 minutes. But this time it was ruled offside, after a VAR check, on Mohamed Salah. “It’s a ridiculous decision,” Klopp told Amazon. At the press conference after the match, he also pointed out that the team actually scored more goals than the two goals that were applicable. – For some reason they took it from us, says Klopp with a clear address to the referees. Watch the highlights from Burnley-Liverpool in the video above. One-way trip Away to Burnley was supposed to be an overrun on paper for title-chasing Liverpool. And it looked seemingly easy when Liverpool started with enormous pressure against the home team, with Sander Berge on the pitch. After half-time, the score was 14-2. But even though Liverpool could score three, four and five in the first half, the game was by no means decided. Even Mohamed Salah had not managed to put the ball in the net after three great chances. Thus, the second half was far more nerve-wracking than necessary for Liverpool, who with a win would take over the lead in the Premier League. However, the last part of the match was more difficult than expected, until Diogo Jota scored the decisive goal in the 90th minute. – In the end, we deserved to win, says Klopp. HAPPY: Jürgen Klopp was happy with his own team and less happy with the referees. Photo: PAUL ELLIS / AFP It was important on a day where the away team also had two goals cancelled. Jota’s scoring also secured a two-point gap to Arsenal, who, however, have a game less to play. Later on Boxing Day, however, Aston Villa play against Manchester United. They can thus go up as many points as Liverpool with a win. Cinderella precision It all started as an extended Christmas party for the Reds. If there wasn’t already an atmosphere among the Liverpool fans, at any rate Darwin Nunez in duo with Cody Gakpo pulled out a real gift package after only five minutes of play at Turf Moor on Tuesday. STAR HIT: Nunez makes it 1-0 after about six minutes of play. Photo: ED SYKES / Reuters That gem elicited both superlatives and Christmas references. – This is shooting precision that even Cinderella would have been proud of, says Viasat expert Petter Veland during the break. And by Cinderella, he obviously means the hunter version that impresses the prince in the forest in the Christmas classic “Three Nuts for Cinderella”. MASTER SHOOT: Cinderella is also a hunter with impressive precision in the classic “Three Nuts for Cinderella”. The precision is so good that football expert Petter Veland dragged her into the 1-0 score for Liverpool. Photo: Screenshot news For also at Turf Moor, deadly precision was shown, this time without a bow and arrow. Received criticism At the same time, there was a Norwegian who had to endure criticism for his involvement, when Nunez sent Liverpool up 1-0 with a star strike. – Could have saved a goal, says Viasat expert Nils Johan Semb during the broadcast about Sander Berge’s effort when Liverpool’s Nunez was given a free lane for the shot against the far post. The former national team coach was not satisfied with what he saw of Burnley’s Norwegian national team player. The verdict was clear. – There he will have much more explosiveness in the pressure, says Semb. FINISHED BEHIND: Sander Berge against Liverpool. Photo: PAUL ELLIS / AFP Despite the advantage and a number of decent chances, Jürgen Klopp looked worried on the sidelines. And it was no wonder. Every point has become necessary in the title race in the Premier League this season. But Liverpool now lead the Premier League by two points ahead of Arsenal. The team has played 19 games and is thus halfway through this year’s season. Fasit has only lost one so far in the league, the fewest in the Premier League.
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