The Crystal Palace players and manager Patrick Vieira were left fuming with referee Darren England after their draw with Liverpool.
Jurgen Klopp's side took a point back to Merseyside in what was a drab goalless draw at Selhurst Park. Jean-Philippe Mateta rattled the crossbar in the first-half as Eagles skipper Marc Guehi powered a free header wide. Meanwhile, Diogo Jota hit the woodwork but his headed effort was from a tight angle and would've taken something brilliant to squeeze it home.
Mohamed Salah also hit the crossbar with his curling effort early in the second-half. But there were concerns for the Reds as they were careless on a number of occasions in the first-half through Joel Matip and Trent Alexander-Arnold who almost gifted Vieira's side an avenue into the game.
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The game saw few talking points with the main one coming after England blew the full-time whistle. Joachim Andersen was booked for his remonstrations as the hosts were aggrieved that the referee did not allow the set-piece to be taken after the allocated three minutes at the end of the second-half.
Palace players surrounded the initials as they gathered but the referee was adamant that the time had gone over the allocated injury time. Vieira was also captured in heated discussions with the 38-year-old official.
Despite the draw, Liverpool did move up a place in the Premier League as they leapfrogged Brighton but missed the opportunity to go within three points of Newcastle United. They do, however, still have two games in hand over Fulham.
The Cottagers claimed a point on Friday as they came from behind to draw with Wolves. Marco Silva's side are just a win away from the Champions League places but Tottenham Hotspur could extend their hold of the final place for qualification if they beat Chelsea.
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