Ian Wright and Alan Shearer rip apart Anthony Taylor's 'very messy' decision
Match of the Day pundits Ian Wright and Alan Shearer were united in their condemnation of Anthony Taylor for his 'nightmare' decision during Liverpool's 2-2- draw with West Ham.
The Reds' title hopes took yet another dent as there were held by David Moyes' men at the London Stadium, with the game including a controversial call by the referee which appeared to deny them a chance for a winner.
With four minutes remaining on the clock, Hammers goalkeeper Alphonse Areola fell to the ground after collecting the ball from a cross into the box. He took his time to get back to his feet and referee Taylor waved play on and did not blow the whistle.
Areola then rolled the ball out and Cody Gakpo ran towards the French goalkeeper in an attempt to pass the ball into an empty net. However, Taylor then blew his whistle with no explanation and stopped the Dutchman from potentially giving Liverpool the lead late on.
His decision was called into question by Wright, who claimed the official caused confusion by not initially stopping play when the coming together occurred.
'The referee has had an absolute nightmare.' The former Arsenal striker said on Match of the Day. 'The referee is running off and saying play on.
'He stops and he actually tells the ‘keeper to get up. He says "come on, let’s get on with it." He says that a couple of times. He [Areola] finally gets up and then he [Taylor] runs off.
'He says play. Now, he’s turned his back to him, I think Gakpo should have ran and finished that. Now he’s blown the whistle – I don’t know what’s going on. He’s going there…I don’t know what’s happening there now.'
Shearer was similarly perplexed by Taylor's call and insisted the 'mess' was all his own doing.
'It’s a mess. The ref has made the error
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