Jamie Carragher has slammed Newcastle United for “time-wasting” against Liverpool last night. Despite taking a first-half lead, Liverpool overturned the deficit and scored a 98th-minute winner to devastate the Magpies.
However, the game was not without any controversy. Record signing Alexander Isak bagged a superb debut goal but was denied a brace to make it 2-0 by a dubious offside call. Doubling the advantage would have given Liverpool a mountain to climb but VAR judged the Swedish international to have overstepped the defender.
Then, after awarding five minutes of stoppage time, referee Andre Marriner somehow allowed play to continue until the 98th minute. Fabio Carvalho sent Anfield into raptures in the dying embers as Newcastle players collapsed to the floor in dismay.
