Daily Mirror (Northern Ireland)
‘Salah penalty a GROSS injustice’
Brighton 0 Liverpool 1
PASCAL GROSS has questioned Mo Salah’s latest penalty on Saturday.
The Brighton star has claimed the spot-kick award (left) from ref Kevin Friend was harsh – despite TV footage
clearly showing he’d pulled the Egypt star’s shirt and kicked him.
Midfielder Gross said: “My first feeling was that he put his arm around me.
“I put my arm around him, but had the feeling I pulled my arm away at the right moment, and he just stopped so that I could fall.”
Gross’s claim is at odds with his own boss Chris Hughton, who cleared
Salah of any blame.
The Seagulls manager said: “Mo is probably the best in the country in one-on-one situations, that close to goal, getting it onto his left foot.
“It was hard for Pascal and I apportion no blame. When you’re in that position, you need some help.”