Crystal Palace boss responds to Premier League statement on controversial Liverpool decision

Liverpool claimed each 3 points astatine Selhurst Park with a 1-0 triumph implicit Crystal Palace acknowledgment to Diogo Jota's aboriginal goal, but the Eagles weren't blessed with the determination not to grant a second-half penalty

Oliver Glasner was adamant Crystal Palace should person had a punishment pursuing Virgil van Dijk's tug connected Marc Guehi during their 1-0 nonaccomplishment to Liverpool.

Liverpool claimed each 3 points astatine Selhurst Park acknowledgment to Diogo Jota's aboriginal goal, but Palace brag Glasner was unhappy his broadside weren't awarded a second-half penalty. Van Dijk appeared to propulsion down Guehi arsenic the Eagles skipper tried to get astatine the acold post.

VAR checked the determination and stuck with the referee, with the Premier League issuing a connection defending the decision soon after. They insisted: “The referee’s telephone of nary punishment for the situation by van Dijk connected Guehi is checked and confirmed by VAR - deeming that the situation was not sustained holding and had nary interaction connected the play.”

But that's not however the Eagles brag saw it.

He said: "I saw from TV we should person had a wide punishment for the foul connected Marc Guehi.

"In this situation, Marc goes for the ball, it influences his run. I don't cognize wherefore it's not a penalty, it's frustrating. He [Virgil van Dijk] holds him with 2 hands. It is wide erstwhile Marc makes the question to the ball. If the aforesaid foul is connected the halfway enactment it's a a foul - if it's foul, it's a foul.

"I didn't spot it during the crippled and for maine it was a wide foul. VAR had to intervene but they didn't."

Glasner was pleased with his side's 2nd fractional show contempt their nonaccomplishment to find an equaliser against the league leaders.

He told Match of the Day: "We showed a large absorption successful the 2nd half, we created chances but did not instrumentality them. We besides didn't get the penalty. The 2nd fractional gives maine a batch of assurance for the remainder of the season.

"I don't expect that we person truthful galore chances each implicit the crippled due to the fact that they are precise good organised, precise bully defending and don't concede goals. We had a batch successful the 2nd fractional and that is what we person to continue."

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