Crystal Palace manager Oliver Glasner has said that his side were “discussing” deliberately giving Liverpool a goal after Daniel Munoz’s controversial strike.
The Reds won 3-1 at Anfield on Saturday afternoon, jumping to fourth place in the Premier League and making it three victories in a row in the competition.
Munoz pulled a goal back controversially, however, chipping into an empty net when Freddie Woodman was injured, leading to plenty of anger.
Speaking to reporters, Glasner revealed that he would have considered Palace scoring an own goal if Woodman had gone off hurt.
“We were discussing it to be honest,” Glasner said.
“I always said it was clear if the keeper was to be subbed, I would definitely score an own goal.
“Because then it was a serious injury and it would have been wrong. But in this situation he felt pain in this moment.
“As keepers often do, they feel pain when they get hit from four-five yards.”
That said, Glasner also argued Munoz’s case, saying he understands why the right-back decided to capitalise on Woodman’s injury.
“I think the referee has to stop immediately if he believes it is a serious injury,” he added.
LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - Saturday, April 25, 2026: Liverpool's head coach Arne Slot during the FA Premier League match between Liverpool FC and Crystal Palace FC at Anfield. (Photo by David Rawcliffe/Propaganda)
“But you could see the keeper could end the game.
“In these situations, to demand the referee has to stop is dangerous for the future because we see in every set-play the keeper is involved in a duel.
“If he clears the ball with his arm, he stays on the ground and you never get a second phase.
“This wouldn’t be the best for football. It was not so clear, but I think it was the right decision.”
Arne Slot rages at controversial Crystal Palace goal
LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - Saturday, April 25, 2026: Liverpool's head coach Arne Slot argues with referee Andrew Madley for not blowing the whistle for goalkeeper Freddie Woodman's injury which leads to a Crystal Palace goal during the FA Premier League match between Liverpool FC and Crystal Palace FC at Anfield. (Photo by David Rawcliffe/Propaganda)
Someone who clearly wasn’t impressed was Arne Slot, who was left unhappy with referee Andy Madley after he didn’t stop play.
“The amount of times players were pretending they were injured and referees buy into this. It is becoming a tactic in football,” Slot said.
“This happened to us versus Man United when Alexis Mac Allister was down with an injury, play on and five stitches. You can probably hear my frustration.
“The amount of times games have been stopped because players have pretended to be injured, then there is a goalkeeper on the floor and the referee doesn’t stop the game.
“I think he should have stopped the game.”
A lack of sportsmanship from Daniel Munoz
Munoz’s goal is sure to split opinion, not least because of the bias that exists among football fans, but his decision to score did leave a bad taste.
Granted, he did nothing wrong by the letter of the law, but he had enough time to see that Woodman was stricken on the floor.
Would Liverpool supporters applaud one of their players doing the same at Man United next weekend? Possibly.
But it was an avoidable situation, and Glasner would have earned a huge amount of respect if he had made Palace score an own goal.