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Stephen Killen

What referee told Ruben Neves about new time-wasting approach after Liverpool complaints

Wolves midfielder Ruben Neves has revealed that referees have been told to add on the exact amount of time wasted as Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp slammed Aston Villa's time-wasting tactic.

The Portugal international revealed that officials are following the World Cup initiative that saw every moment the ball went out of play added at the end of each half. As a result, additional time was in excess of five minutes every time.

At Molineux, Yerry Mina scored in the ninth minute of added time to secure a point for Everton. On Merseyside, the Reds had 10 minutes stoppage time at the end of the second-half to find a winner against the Villans after Roberto Firmino equalised in the dying minutes of normal time.

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