If Liverpool leave this final feeling robbed by the referee, you can imagine the comments. ‘At least Dick Turpin wore a mask.’ But hopefully France’s Clement Turpin will have no such issues.
He isn’t the most popular among French fans. But UEFA consider Turpin one of the best in Europe — hence his appointment for the Europa League final between Manchester United and Villarreal last season. That didn’t end well for the English.
Likewise he was fourth official for the 2018 final between Liverpool and Real Madrid, and we know how that ended.