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'Bunch of cheating w*nkers!' - Furious Liverpool fans absolutely lose it as Arsenal given controversial penalty vs Brighton just two weeks after Jeremy Doku VAR reprieve

Gabriel Jesus picked up the ball just outside the Brighton penalty area before jinking inside the box and away from Tariq Lamptey. The Brighton defender took the Brazilian out after brushing the lower side of the ball, resulting in a a penalty that was dispatched by Bukayo Saka. VAR decided there was no clear and obvious error and the decision was upheld, despite the touch on the ball. Liverpool fans, however, have been quick to point to Jeremy <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/liverpool-robbed-michael-oliver-accused-man-city-bias-failing-penalty-jeremy-doku-challenge-injury-time/bltd94eca25dedf36bf" target="_blank">Doku's challenge on Alexis Mac Allister last month was not given as a penalty </a>because the Belgian got a touch on the ball first.

WHAT HAPPENED?

Liverpool fans let their anger be known on X, <a href="https://twitter.com/LfcShaunjudge/status/1776657297026019477" target="_blank">@LfcShaunjudge</a> said: "VAR is corrupt as f*ck.. Mac Allister didn't get penalty because Doku clips ball 1st... 10000000000% proves what a bunch of cheating w*nkers VAR are..."Another Reds fan, <a href="https://twitter.com/SawkurGod/status/1776659621962478006" target="_blank">@SawkurGod</a>, took aim at PGMOL: "They said Doku got the ball first (highly debatable) and that was enough to make a kick to the chest legal. Lamptey clearly gets the ball before tripping Jesus, but that's not enough to overturn the call? No tribalism required to say the consistency from PGMOL really stinks."<a href="https://twitter.com/lovefutebol/status/1776661492168798717" target="_blank">David Phillips</a> argued: "Premier League refereeing and its application of VAR is truly incomprehensible if you can award a penalty for Lamptey's challenge on Jesus but not award a penalty for the challenge by Doku on Mac Allister."<a href="https://twitter.com/stehoare/status/1776658105972957507" target="_blank">@Stehoare</a> could not believe the decision. He said: Doku apparently touched the ball first, hence no pen given for the foul on Mac Allister. Lamptey touched the ball first, still a pen anyway... Make it make sense."Some Liverpool fans even claimed there was corruption. <a href="https://twitter.com/GeirIvanTorvik/status/1776659687858999661" target="_blank">@GeirIvanTorvik</a> tweeted: Lamptey tackle, gets a small part of the ball. Penalty. Doku highfoot tackle, gets a small part of the ball. No penalty. Howard Webb is reading the rules from a checkbook."<a href="https://twitter.com/AnfieldRd96/status/1776658581938401529" target="_blank">@AnfieldRd96</a> believes the league have decided they do not want Liverpool to be crowned champions. They said: "The day they didn’t give Liverpool a penalty for Doku almost sending Mac Allister to hospital for multiple holes in his chest, that’s when I knew they didn’t want us to win it."

WHAT THE FANS ARE SAYING

Both decisions can be considered to be 50:50 and could have been awarded either way. The difference between the two incidents lies in the on-field decision.0 The Gunners were awarded the penalty without hesitation by John Brooks and VAR did not deem it to be a clear and obvious error. Liverpool, however, were not awarded the spot kick and VAR did not overturn that decision either.

THE BIGGER PICTURE

Arsenal's 3-0 victory over Brighton takes them back to the top of the summit and puts pressure on Liverpool to <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/liverpool-premier-league-title-fail-beat-mediocre-manchester-united/blt7d05cc32a8b53fbf" target="_blank">secure victory against Manchester United on Sunday</a>. The Gunners meanwhile host <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/bayern-munich-embarrassment-harry-kane-heidenheim-win-arsenal-licking-lips/blt1298ad06d28ea8f3" target="_blank">a struggling Bayern Munich</a> on Tuesday in the Champions League quarter-finals.

WHAT NEXT FOR ARSENAL AND LIVERPOOL?

'Bunch of cheating w*nkers!' - Furious Liverpool fans absolutely lose it as Arsenal given controversial penalty vs Brighton just two weeks after Jeremy Doku VAR reprieve | Goal.com UK

Liverpool fans have been left bemused by the decision to award Arsenal a penalty against Brighton, after they did not get against Manchester City.

&apos;Bunch of cheating w*nkers!&apos; - Furious Liverpool fans absolutely lose it as Arsenal given controversial penalty vs Brighton just two weeks after Jeremy Doku VAR reprieve