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    Jurgen Klopp provided his thoughts in response to Mark Clattenburg’s claim.

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    Jurgen Klopp swiftly dismissed any controversy surrounding Darwin Nunez’s late winning goal as Liverpool secured a crucial 1-0 victory over Nottingham Forest, further extending their lead at the summit of the Premier League table.
    Last-gasp Nunez goal puts Liverpool four points clear of Man City | Reuters
    Nunez, returning from injury, emerged as the hero for the Reds, netting in the ninth minute of stoppage time to clinch the dramatic win at the City Ground. However, Nottingham Forest found themselves aggrieved by referee Paul Tierney’s decision-making process. The controversy stemmed from a prior head injury sustained by Liverpool defender Ibrahima Konate, which led to a stoppage in play. Subsequently, possession was returned to visiting goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher, before Nunez’s decisive strike, The Liverpool supporters who were traveling were very happy and excited, while the fans who were at home were feeling frustrated.
    The contentious incident resulted in Forest coach Steven Reid receiving a red card at full-time, while Nuno Espirito Santo opted to withhold comment on the matter. Notably, former Premier League official Mark Clattenburg, serving as a referee analyst for Forest, lamented the outcome, insisting that Forest should have been entitled to regain possession following the stoppage.

    “If the referee stops the game, he has to give the ball back to the team in possession. That was Forest. “When [the ball was] is given to the keeper, with Liverpool scoring afterwards, you can see why [Forest] are aggrieved.

    “I haven’t spoken to the referee – I’ll leave that to the club. I went to go into the referee’s dressing room [after the game] but he wouldn’t allow it.”

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    However, Klopp saw no issue with the decision as a similar incident happened in the first half. The Liverpool manager said: “It happened exactly the same in the first half, didn’t it? It was exactly the same, just the other way around, right? What would you say about that? I expected it exactly to happen like that because it happened in the first half like that. If it wouldn’t have happened in the first half, I would have asked a question as well.

    “But I would now assume that’s the rule. I don’t know to be 100 per cent sure because it happened twice and twice it got handled exactly the same. So, I don’t really see the reason for the discussions because that’s it and I don’t know how many passes we had to play to arrive there and score the goal. But I understand 100 per cent the excitement and the anger and stuff like this of Nottingham, of course. They fight for everything and I understand that, but I think with the particular situation where it was twice the same then I would say that’s consistent.”

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