Richard Keys has hit out at Mohamed Salah for trying to “con” the referee into awarding Liverpool a penalty in their clash with Chelsea.
In an action-packed encounter that saw Liverpool secure a 2-1 victory at Anfield on Sunday, there were several pivotal moments for referee John Brooks, who had a difficult afternoon.
Salah was successful from the spot after Curtis Jones was brought down by Levi Colwill, yet earlier in the game, Salah felt he had been denied a penalty.
Brooks waved off the Egyptian’s appeal after he fell early in the match at Colwill’s challenge. Gary Neville, a commentator on Sky Sports, said Salah should have been given a yellow card for simulation. Whereas Keys, the host of beINSPORTS, took a more aggressive stand. Even still, replays made it clearly evident that Colwill fouled Salah before pushing him to the ground.
According to Liverpool Echo, Keys claimed that Trent Alexander-Arnold’s challenge on Jadon Sancho had wrongfully denied Chelsea a penalty and that Brooks felt obliged to award Liverpool’s subsequent penalty.
What Did Keys Say About Salah?
“Chelsea should’ve had a pen before Brooks eventually gave Liverpool one. Sancho’s foot was clearly trodden on Kop end. Pen. Why was there no review? “Keys questioned in his blog, reports the Mirror.
“Salah tried to con one out of Brooks before Curtis Jones did. You could hear Brooks’ mind working ‘damn, I’ve just turned one down l, I’ll have to give this’.
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“Yes, there was contact but it was no more or less than there had been on Sancho. It certainly wasn’t enough to send Jones tumbling.
“My first question about his appointment would be why? This was only his second game of the season. It was too big for him. He was way off the pace. Why give him such a big game when he hasn’t been reffing?”
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