Jamie Redknapp gives thoughts on Liverpool penalty decision in late win over Leicester

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Former Liverpool midfielder Jamie Redknapp has said Leicester are right to feel aggrieved about the penalty awarded against them in stoppage time at Anfield on Saturday.

As per the Daily Mail, Redknapp agreed with Brendan Rodgers over the incident which saw Sadio Mane go down in the box for the spot kick that James Milner converted to earn a dramatic 2-1 victory.

He said: “Leicester have every right to feel aggrieved after the way they lost at Anfield. Brendan Rodgers said Sadio Mane ‘made the most of the contact’ from Marc Albrighton for the stoppage-time penalty, and he was right.

“You knew when it went to VAR that they would not overturn it or tell referee Chris Kavanagh to check his pitch-side monitor. At least goal-line technology is doing its job – awarding Tammy Abraham his brilliantly-lobbed goal against Southampton on Sunday.”

TBR’s View – Albrighton was foolish to make the challenge

Albrighton had the situation under control before allowing Mane to nip in and at that stage, he should have kept the Reds forward moving away from goal.

Instead, he made a clumsy challenge which Mane was always going to make the most of; in the closing stages of the game, going nowhere, with the game at 1-1, Mane got a present from Albrighton.

Rodgers needs to ask his own winger the questions before Leicester turn their gaze on VAR or the referee because that decision to try and challenge ultimately cost the Foxes.