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Ian Doyle

'I got that feeling' - Steve Cooper makes Nottingham Forest VAR claim after Liverpool defeat

Steve Cooper has suggested Nottingham Forest could have had a penalty as he expressed pride in the way his players frightened 'brilliant' Liverpool.

The Reds set up a Wembley semi-final date with Manchester City after Diogo Jota’s 78th-minute goal earned a narrow 1-0 quarter-final win at Championship side Forest on Sunday.

Philip Zinckernagel struck a glorious chance wide for Forest just moments earlier while the home side had a claim for a penalty when Ryan Yates went to ground when trying to go around Alisson Becker. Referee Craig Pawson waved away the protests with his decision backed up by VAR Andy Madley.

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