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Jurgen Klopp fumes at referee Craig Pawson for failing to make 'normal decisions' during Liverpool's loss at West Ham and says official was too reliant on VAR after Aaron Cresswell avoided a red card and 'clear foul' on Alisson for opening goal

Jurgen Klopp laid the blame for Liverpool’s first loss of the season squarely at the door of referee Craig Pawson as West Ham stormed into third place.

Anfield boss Klopp was left fuming at two majorly influential decisions as his team lost for the first time since the Champions League defeat against Real Madrid on April 6 - a total of 26 matches.

The German believed the Hammers’ opener - that came direct from Pablo Fornals’ corner - should have been chalked off, claiming Angelo Ogbonna impeded goalkeeper Alisson, scolding Pawson for relying on VAR to make the decision.