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28th November 2020
03:52pm GMT

"It was ours," he said. "It should be three points, in my opinion. I’ve seen the replay. Who would be happy?
"It’s not a pen. It feels like we’re standing here every week and discussing incidents. I don’t want to get into trouble, but for me it’s not a penalty.
"Danny Welbeck said to me it wasn’t a penalty. There were four or five of them who felt it wasn’t a penalty. To overturn it, it has to be clear and obvious. Is that a clear and obvious penalty, to go to the screen and overturn it. Obviously the referees know better than us, but I thought the lads were brilliant today and deserve the three points."
Had Welbeck uttered those comments to Henderson on the pitch, his tune had changed when he spoke with Des Kelly after the game.
"We got a soft penalty but it's one that we'll take," he said, before adding:
https://twitter.com/btsportfootball/status/1332695420024328193 To Welbeck, it may have been soft but it was a penalty. Perhaps he went further than that to Henderson but we have to take the England international for his post-match words. As it stands, Liverpool took top spot in the league but Henderson reflected that 'it feels like two points taken away from us' rather than leaving Brighton with a point gained. Brighton are down in 16th but are six points clear of the relegation zone. Following the 1-1 draw, Liverpool boss Jürgen Klopp clashed with BT Sport about his side being subjected to early Saturday kick-off times after midweek European action."In today's game and one with VAR, I've touched the ball before him. I obviously wanted to nick it and get around him, but he's kicked me and then kicked the ball. The referee has been over to the screen and seen it, and he's made his decision."
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