{"id":15002,"date":"2026-11-11T12:45:46","date_gmt":"2026-11-11T12:45:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/11\/liverpool-should-have-had-penalty-for-shirt-pull-on-isak-panel\/"},"modified":"2026-11-11T12:45:46","modified_gmt":"2026-11-11T12:45:46","slug":"liverpool-should-have-had-penalty-for-shirt-pull-on-isak-panel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/11\/liverpool-should-have-had-penalty-for-shirt-pull-on-isak-panel\/","title":{"rendered":"Liverpool should have had penalty for shirt-pull on Isak \u2013 Panel"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.vanguardngr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/alexander-isak-1024x576.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Liverpool should have had penalty for shirt-pull on Isak \u2013 Panel\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.vanguardngr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/alexander-isak-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.vanguardngr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/alexander-isak-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/cdn.vanguardngr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/alexander-isak-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/cdn.vanguardngr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/alexander-isak-1536x864.webp 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.vanguardngr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/alexander-isak-2048x1152.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Liverpool should have been awarded a penalty for the shirt-pull on Alexander Isak in their Premier League match against Arsenal, an expert panel ruled Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Sweden striker\u2019s shirt was tugged by Gunners defender Jurrien Timber in the match at Anfield on November 1, which Premier League champions Arsenal won 1-0.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Referee Andy Madley let the incident pass without sanction, and video assistant referee Stuart Attwell decided against recommending a review.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The decision was criticised at the time by pundits such as Jamie Carragher and Ian Wright, and now the five-person Key Match Incidents panel has said a penalty should have been awarded.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Madley\u2019s decision was criticised by four of the panellists, who felt Timber\u2019s challenge met the threshold for a holding offence, while three felt Attwell should have intervened because it was a clear and obvious error by Madley.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Isak did not make any protest about Timber\u2019s shirt-pull to the on-field officials, in a match which was settled by Kai Havertz\u2019s goal for the Gunners.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Liverpool manager Andoni Iraola, asked after the match whether Isak should have gone down following the challenge, replied: \u201cIt\u2019s a shame you ask me this question, but honestly, yes, we have to tell them (the players), go down, because they (the officials) are not going to call it otherwise.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAnd then referees complain why they go down. Because if you don\u2019t go down, you don\u2019t call it. Then it\u2019s like, no, you are all the time going down.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBut I think Alex is honest. He tries to go for the ball, everyone can see live straight away there is a clear, clear pull.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanguardngr.com\/2026\/11\/liverpool-should-have-had-penalty-for-shirt-pull-on-isak-panel\/\">Liverpool should have had penalty for shirt-pull on Isak \u2013 Panel<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanguardngr.com\/\">Vanguard News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Source: <\/p>\n<div class=\"nSourse\">Vanguard News<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Liverpool should have been awarded a penalty for the shirt-pull on Alexander Isak in their Premier League match against Arsenal, an expert panel ruled Wednesday. 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