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Liverpool had a penalty appeal turned down in their 0-0 draw against Leeds United.
Arne Slot admitted that he was not surprised that Liverpool not awarded a penalty against Leeds United - suggesting his players don’t go down easily enough.
The Reds were held to a frustrating 0-0 draw at Anfield. The home side struggled to create many clear-cut chances throughout the game, with Hugo Ekitike and Virgil van Dijk both missing good chances either side of half-time.
But in the opening period, Liverpool’s players were adamant that they should have had a penalty. Ekitike was wrestled by Leeds defender Jaka Bijol inside the box but referee Chris Kavanagh was not interested. Ekitike stayed on is feet and passed to Florian Wirtz, who had a shot blocked. And Slot feels that because Ekitike did not go to ground that the decision did not go the Reds’ way.
Liverpool head coach Slot said: “There was an obvious moment in the first half where we didn't go to the floor, which I understand because every time we go to the floor we never get a penalty.
"Those are the margins, I see other teams going down in situations like that but we don't do that. We've gone down when fouls were made multiple times this season and not got a penalty.
"In general we do speak about it and other players going down easily to get free kicks or other moments but this is who we are. Against West Ham Lucas Paqueta tried everything possible to get a second yellow and Alisson, who plays with him on the national team, tried to help him not get a yellow. In the end he got the second yellow in that game.
"If other fans or people look into it you will find moments where we went down and didn't get anything. In the end it is who we are."
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