Liverpool should have had penalty for shirt-pull on Isak — panel

LONDON: 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.

The Sweden striker’s shirt was tugged by Gunners defender Jurrien Timber in the match at Anfield on November 1, which Premier League champions Arsenal won 1-0.

Referee Andy Madley let the incident pass without sanction, and video assistant referee Stuart Attwell decided against recommending a review.

The decision was criticized 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.