- Liverpool manager says: ‘I didn’t see us deserve it today’
- Steve Bruce lambasts ‘crazy’ VAR ruling out Callum Wilson goal
Jürgen Klopp said Liverpool did not deserve to qualify for the Champions League on the evidence of a careless display against Newcastle that led Steve Bruce to accuse “laughable” VAR of damaging the Premier League as a spectacle.
Liverpool benefited from a draconian VAR decision to disallow Callum Wilson’s 92nd-minute goal for handball only to concede again in the 95th minute when Joe Willock, another Newcastle substitute, scored via a deflection off Fabinho. The Premier League champions also squandered a host of chances to add to Mohamed Salah’s 20th league goal of the season and, having dropped two points to a late equaliser at Leeds on Monday, Klopp admitted his team had only themselves to blame for missing a chance to return to the top four.
