'A lot of supporters will be shouting at the TV' - Shay Given explains why Liverpool penalty decision was right
Former Manchester City goalkeeper Shay Given believes the correct decision was made for Liverpool not to be awarded a penalty despite a challenge on Alexis Mac Allister.
The Reds were held to a 1-1 draw with Man City on Sunday in the Premier League clash at Anfield. Mac Allister scored from the penalty spot after Ederson fouled Darwin Nunez after John Stones had put the visitors in front.
In second-half stoppage time, Mac Allister was challenged by Jeremy Doku as the Reds appealed for another penalty. Referee Michael Oliver did not award a spot-kick on this occasion, with VAR also not intervening.
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The decision not to award a penalty has been the subject of debate in the hours after the final whistle at Anfield. Jurgen Klopp and Mac Allister both agreed that a spot-kick should have been awarded, but Given - who spent two-and-a-half years at Man City during his playing career, believes Oliver made the right decision.
Given was appearing as a pundit on BBC's Match of the Day 2 on Sunday, where he was alongside host Mark Chapman and former Liverpool midfielder Danny Muphy.
"This is the big moment at the end of the game where Jurgen Klopp and Mac Allister think it’s a stonewall penalty," said Given. "I actually don’t and I know you two [Chapman and Murphy] are going to disagree with me.
"I think he gets the ball and then obviously his foot is high and he gets Mac Allister after that. Now I understand you guys will say, 'If that’s anywhere else on the pitch', and what have you.
"But I think Michael Oliver is in a really good position. He’s four or five
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