WAS THIS A FOUL?

MARK CLATTENBURG: YES

HOW Craig Pawson did not spot this was a foul is beyond me. Virgil van Dijk clearly fouls David De Gea. The whistle should have been blown well before the ball hit the back of the net from Roberto Firmino. VAR was used correctly but top referees should not need video technology for decisions like this.

ROY KEANE: NO

IT WAS a huge turning point. Why he’s disallowed this is beyond me. I can’t get my head around it. Van Dijk’s got his eyes on the ball. David de Gea’s done this before. There’s a softness to him. The game’s gone mad.

GRAEME SOUNESS: NO

HE’S never looked at the goalkeeper, he’s got his eyes on the ball. We’re talking about VAR as if it’s some super computer. It’s not. It’s human error and they don’t know what they’re doing. How much more honest could Van Dijk be in his challenge?

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POINTS from 22 games for Liverpool, more than rivals Everton have accumulated in 25 of their 27 full Premier League seasons. Klopp’s side have already made it impossible for Norwich to win the league — in January.

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LIVERPOOL have scored in their first 22 Premier League games of the season, the first team to do so since Arsenal scored in every game of their 2001-02 Double-winning campaign.

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KLOPP’S side have seven clean sheets in a row, the most since Manchester United set the record with 14 in 2008-09. Liverpool have gone 11 hours 15 minutes without conceding a league goal.

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LIVERPOOL have won back-to-back league games at Anfield against United for the first time since winning three in a row at home from September 2008 to March 2011.