Its a regular pattern with Liverpool.
Against us in both games they should have been down to 10, perhaps 9 in the recent home game as they got away with numerous blatant card offences before the same players finally got carded, same as in your game where Alexander-Arnold should have had more than 1 yellow, Mane off (as he should have been in the 1st minute v Chelsea but again only a yellow),even v the Rags they were lucky not to be down to 10.And thats just recent games.
Then you have them manipulating VAR to rule Sterlings goal as offside against them where the correct frame when the ball was released shows it was onside.
Even the cup games, v Leicester and 3-1 down Morton gets a yellow instead of a deserved red, v Cardiff with their pet England on Var, the keeper avoids a red and Cardiff denied a penalty so they have had a helping hand in both cups this season, plus in the CL Group stages, Athletic going down to 10 men in both games for much less than they got away with v us.
The media are scared shit of them so are so far up thier arse its untrue. Officials know any decision given against them will be scrutinised and a media campaign having a go at them. The officials are scared. Then you have Riley and his perfect officials appointments for them, knowing putting people in charge who wont give anything of note against them. Look into how often Darren England is on Var for them.
To finish, i thought players no longer got booked for diving due to Var, oh yes but Dippers its a card. Wrestling going on at every single corner at every single ground but recently only the Dippers got a penalty for it