Following Gary Neville’s comments that were broadcast on Sky Sports’ commentary during the Carabao Cup final, Liverpool supporters were left in a state of disbelief.
Dan Burn, who had just received his first call-up to the England squad, launched a spectacular header past Caoimhin Kelleher at the very end of the first half to send one half of Wembley Stadium into complete and utter chaos. This was Newcastle’s first goal in the showpiece match that took place at Wembley Stadium.
After that, Alexander Isak scored a second goal early on in the second half, which was a knockdown assisted by Jacob Murphy.
On the other hand, Liverpool felt that they should have been awarded a penalty earlier on in the game, and they were upset about it. During the match between Kieran Trippier and Luis Diaz, it appeared as though Trippier had handled the ball inside the box; however, John Brooks did not indicate that this was the case.
An investigation by the video assistant referee (VAR) also cleared the incident, and Neville provided his opinion on the reason why the penalty kick was not awarded, despite the fact that he initially believed it appeared to be a penalty.
A particular fan commented: “In roughly 90 seconds, Gary Neville has gone from saying ‘I think in Europe, that’s a penalty’ to ‘That’s not a penalty’ in reaction to what looked like handball by Kieran Trippier in the Newcastle box.”
Another person chimed in, saying, “That is a penalty in Europe, but it is not a penalty here.” Is it possible that Gary Neville and Sky are implying that there is a two-tier refereeing system in place?
One more person chimed in, saying, “Gary Neville: In Europe, it will be a penalty, but in England, nobody would like it if it was given against you.” Simply put, this is the reason why the referees are completely and utterly incompetent.
A fourth question was followed up: “‘Would be a penalty in europe’ / ‘I agree it’s not a penalty’ pick a struggle Gary Neville.”
One last person expressed their frustration by saying, “Gary Neville and Mike Dean pretending that’s not a penalty lmao.”
According to Peter Drury, who was providing commentary, the video assistant referee (VAR) made the decision not to award the penalty because they believed that Trippier’s arm was in a position that was justifiable because it was extended to provide him with balance while he was running.
Shay Given and Jamie Carragher, two pundits who were present in the studio, concurred with Neville’s assessment that it would have been excessive to impose a penalty for the incident.
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