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Jurgen Klopp Criticises Jose Callejon, VAR for Penalty Decision vs. Napoli

Jurgen Klopp is convinced Jose Callejon wasn't fouled when the Spanish forward won a penalty during Liverpool's 2-0 loss to Napoli in Group E of the 2019/20 UEFA Champions League on Tuesday.

The Reds manager told BT Sport (h/t Goal) the spot-kick should never have been given: "What can I say? For me, it's clear and obvious not a penalty because Callejon jumps before there's any contact. But we can't change that. We have to be critical with ourselves. We could have done better."

While Klopp feels Liverpoool should look to themselves for answers after the defeat, he also criticised the lack of input from VAR, per David Maddock of the Daily Mirror: "When you see it again, you can see it is a clear mistake.