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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Barry Glendenning

Liverpool, Newcastle and added time

The precursor to some Grown Men Scenes.
The precursor to some Grown Men Scenes. Photograph: Alex Livesey/Getty Images

ABOUT DAMN TIME

After Liverpool scored their late, late, late, late, late, late, late, late, late, late winner against Newcastle United on Wednesday, an army of understandably chippy Toon fans took to Social Media Disgraces to simmer, seethe and generally vent the collective spleen over the injustice of it all. Having seen their new record signing Alexander Isak have what looked an excellent second goal ruled out for an indiscernible offside after the busybody curtain-twitchers at Stockley Park had got busy with their rulers and set squares, they were further enraged when Fábio Carvalho smashed home the winner in the eighth minute from the five minutes of added time displayed by the fourth official.

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