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Mark Clattenburg, a former Premier League referee, has asserted that VAR made an error by not granting Liverpool a penalty in the closing stages of their exhilarating battle against Manchester City on Sunday afternoon.

The match between Jurgen Klopp’s and Pep Guardiola’s sides was regarded as a potential determinant of the championship. Nevertheless, the draw has resulted in a highly competitive title fight, as both clubs delivered an impressive performance at Anfield.

The City team had the advantage in the initial period and gained the lead due to John Stones’ goal from a short distance. Nevertheless, Liverpool swiftly responded and leveled the score only two minutes into the second half when Alexis Mac Allister successfully converted a penalty kick after Darwin Nunez was fouled by Ederson.

In stoppage time, Liverpool persisted in their efforts and strongly believed that Jeremy Doku’s high boot on Mac Allister warranted another penalty. Referee Michael Oliver did not give a penalty kick, and VAR confirmed that Doku had made contact with the ball.

Klopp expressed his disagreement and, following the game, asserted that all football enthusiasts were aware that it should have been a penalty. Clattenburg, currently serving as a referee advisor for Nottingham Forest, expressed his disapproval of the decision made by VAR in his Daily Mail column.

“Liverpool deserved a penalty in stoppage time against Manchester City. However, the current issue in the Premier League is that referees are making errors during matches and are not receiving assistance from their Video Assistant Referees (VARs),” he stated.

“The ball rebounds.” Alexis Mac Allister approaches it. Jeremy Doku has a high foot. He strikes Mac Allister directly in the chest.

“In a non-conventional scenario, this situation would have led to a free-kick being awarded consistently, on a daily basis.” The fact that an incident occurred inside the boundaries of the game does not automatically make it a fair challenge, as Mac Allister may find himself with visible marks on his chest come Monday morning.

“Referee Michael Oliver failed to notice it in real-time at the conclusion of a tiring and thrilling match, thus requiring VAR Stuart Attwell to step in.” The source of frustration arises in the fact that we have observed similar occurrences throughout the weekend, where Stockley Park failed to communicate to their colleagues on the field that they had overlooked a penalty or a red card.

Liverpool is currently in second place, trailing Arsenal by the same number of goals. City is one point behind both clubs in third place.