LONDON:Jurgen Klopp was surprised after Jordan Henderson’s late strike against Everton was ruled out by a VAR review for offside as the defending champions were held to a 2 on Saturday.
Everton clung on to their unbeaten start to the season to remain three points clear at the top of the Premier League as a number of controversial calls went their way.
Jordan Pickford was lucky to escape a red card early in the first-half for a dangerous lunge on Virgil Van Dijk, which forced the Dutch captain off injured.
“There were a number of big moments in the game,” said Klopp. “The only situation I saw back is the Henderson goal and I didn’t see offside. The picture I saw is no offside, but it was offside because somebody decided it.”
Liverpool were smashed 7-2 by Aston Villa in their last game before the international break, but the English champions started like a side keen to make amends.
Mane missed the Villa Park mauling after testing positive for coronavirus and the Senegalese showed why he was badly missed with a smart finish from Andy Robertson’s cut-back to open the scoring.
“The performance was the response. I wanted to see if we stay the team (from) before even after the knock we took,” added Klopp.
“The performance was top, you could see that was a top game, a good game from both teams. We were clearly dominant against a side that is full of confidence.
“It was probably the best away game since I am at Liverpool at Goodison. In the end it’s still a 2-2 for different reasons.”
