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Liverpool Echo
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Stephen Killen & Richard Garnett

Dermot Gallagher gives verdict on Virgil van Dijk penalty decision against Liverpool

The decision to award Fulham a penalty against Liverpool on Saturday was the correct one, according to Dermot Gallagher.

The Reds appeared to be back on track after Darwin Nunez levelled the scores at 1-1 with 25 minutes to go at Craven Cottage but the hosts were able to retake the lead in the 72nd minute when Virgil van Dijk was adjudged to have brought down Aleksander Mitrovic in the penalty area - who dusted himself down to convert from the spot.

A Mohamad Salah tap-in saved the Reds a point but when the penalty decision - which underwent a VAR check - was reviewed on Sky Sports News' 'Ref Watch' segment, former Premier League official Dermot Gallagher agreed with the on-field decision of match referee Andy Madley.

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