Jurgen Klopp namechecks Arsenal amid controversial Man City goal vs Liverpool
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp dismissed possible complaints over Manchester City's goal during their 1-1 draw. Arsenal remained top of the Premier League as their two title rivals were forced to share the spoils.
The Gunners leapfrogged the Anfield club on Saturday evening after Kai Havertz's header late on, earned a 2-1 win at home to Brentford. Sunday saw their competitors battle it out for a place at the top-flight summit and it was City who drew first blood.
John Stones squeezed his effort past Caoimhin Kelleher after a clever corner routine from Kevin de Bruyne. Liverpool got back in it in the second-half when Alexis Mac Allister converted from the spot after Darwin Nunez was fouled by Ederson.
Klopp was left aghast by the decision not to have another penalty in the dying moments after the Liverpool goalscorer was caught by a high boot from Jeremy Doku. However, there were questions over Stones' opener after Nathan Ake blocked Mac Allister's path, allowing the England international to sweep the ball home.
Comparisons have been drawn between Stones' goal and the decision to rule out Virgil van Dijk's header in the Carabao Cup final after Wataru Endo blocked Levi Colwill. However, the two incidents were different with Endo originally being in an offside position while Ake's involvement was from the corner.
Klopp wasn't interested in the controversy and used Arsenal's tactics from set-pieces as an example, he told Sky Sports: «I didn't see that, nobody showed me that after the game. I didn't come in thinking 'how did that happen', I don't know.
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