The argument that "Liverpool won 5-1 so the decisions made no difference" is a complete crock. Even if you ignore the Salah offside (as it was very close), the first leg clearly should have finished 3-2 (assuming we slot the penalty from the foul on Sterling). Then with an early goal in the second leg, we are clear favourites at that point to progress. Liverpool might still have come back and won, but the way we played that first half, it's unlikely. Up to half time at the the Etihad, Liverpool had been on top for one half and we on top for two halves. Those are facts.
Don't forget the Sane goal at home to make it 2-0... would have been 4-3 to us on aggregate and Liverpool would have needed two goals.
We will get the luck and win it next season instead!
The argument that "Liverpool won 5-1 so the decisions made no difference" is a complete crock. Even if you ignore the Salah offside (as it was very close), the first leg clearly should have finished 3-2 (assuming we slot the penalty from the foul on Sterling). Then with an early goal in the second leg, we are clear favourites at that point to progress. Liverpool might still have come back and won, but the way we played that first half, it's unlikely. Up to half time at the the Etihad, Liverpool had been on top for one half and we on top for two halves. Those are facts.
Imo, just not disallowing Sanes goal at our place would have been enough.
2-0 half time, they are shitting themselves & we are full of energy. 1-0, having been shafted by officials, we are pissed off & they have got out of jail 'come on lads one goal..' etc is all Klopp needs to say. Which happened.
In all the years I've been watching football, a 3,4 goal defeat to Liverpool, turning on one, two, three stinking, shit reffing decisions, when the game could go either way, is fairly typical of a game back in the day, when they won stuff.
They have had twice as many dodgy decisions vs us, as the rags.
Imo, just not disallowing Sanes goal at our place would have been enough.
2-0 half time, they are shitting themselves & we are full of energy. 1-0, having been shafted by officials, we are pissed off & they have got out of jail 'come on lads one goal..' etc is all Klopp needs to say. Which happened.
In all the years I've been watching football, a 3,4 goal defeat to Liverpool, turning on one, two, three stinking, shit reffing decisions, when the game could go either way, is fairly typical of a game back in the day, when they won stuff.
They have had twice as many dodgy decisions vs us, as the rags.
Don’t forget the amount of times the lino called offside incorrectly before an attack could start. They gave Alexander MOM yet Sane & Sterling got called every time they beat the line.
That won't happen in England - not till VAR comes in anyway.Keita sent off again yesterday for the fourth time - RB Leipzig (3) and Guinea (1)- this season.
It's very odd timing for Buvac to leave, on the eve of such a big game. I believe they've always had a fairly tempestuous relationship, but even so this is clearly a shock development. As much as I dislike Castles, he does seem to get some fairly big scoops.