The Hungary midfielder was on the centre of a controversial second-half determination too. At 2-1, Barnsley had a penalty shout turned down when Reyes Cleary fell within the field after a problem from Szoboszlai.
“On the time I assumed it was a stonewall penalty,” stated Hourihane. “He [Cleary] acquired throughout the participant and also you suppose penalty right away. I believe somebody stated he [Szoboszlai] might need acquired a contact on the ball however others stated he might have thought he was in hassle and began dragging Reyes’ shirt a bit.
“It might have been at a key time, 2-1, a penalty in entrance of our followers and also you by no means know what can occur after that. So an enormous determination that in all probability went in opposition to us.”
On TNT Sports activities, McCoist added: “That is a penalty. Positively. It is not even up for debate. Szoboszlai pulls Cleary’s shirt and catches his proper foot as nicely. I am not stunned Conor Hourihane is animated on the sideline.”
However Lescott disagreed: “If he was pulling his shirt, I might query why he fell ahead and never again. For me, that is not a penalty.”
Both means, with out video assistant referees (VAR) till the fifth spherical of the FA Cup, there was no probability of the referee overturning his on-field determination.
“There was no VAR so even when he [the referee] made a mistake there wasn’t a chance to right it,” stated Slot. “I used to be advised it was not a penalty and Dominik performed the ball. I’ve seen on Thursday night twice issues in Arsenal’s field that have been extra a penalty.”
In the end, Liverpool made it 11 video games undefeated in all competitions (W6, D5), with this now their finest run since going 24 matches unbeaten between September 2024 and January 2025.
That Slot turned to Florian Wirtz and Hugo Ekitike on the hour mark was a press release in itself and the pair mixed in type late on to make sure the latter phases have been stress free for the hosts.
Wirtz, specifically, was a category aside throughout his 30-minute cameo.
“If you happen to are available in for half an hour and you’ve got a objective and an help and some different good moments, you may positively say he introduced one thing artistic to the staff and that is what we would have liked,” stated Slot.
“We wished to indicate that we take the FA Cup significantly,” added Szoboszlai. “We at all times take it significantly. We confirmed once more at the moment we’d like the entire squad. The brand new guys got here in, who did not play as a lot because the others, and so they confirmed a lot of high quality. We want everybody.”
Fortunately for him, Liverpool weren’t left to rue his second of insanity.
