Jurgen Klopp accused Gabriel Jesus of a “made up” fall in the box as Arsenal returned to the Premier League summit in a torrid thriller.
Jesus went down under Thiago Alcantara's challenge and Bukayo Saka held his nerve to fire the Gunners' winner from the spot.
But Liverpool manager Klopp, who lost England defender Trent Alexander-Arnold and winger Luis Diaz to injury, was unimpressed – especially as his side was denied a first-half penalty when Gunners defender Gabriel escaped a blatant handball.