Phil Neville has spoken out against the decision to award Liverpool a very controversial penalty against Newcastle United on Boxing Day.
Liverpool star Mohamed Salah went down unnaturally in the area following a slight tug on his arm from Magpies’ full-back Paul Dummett. The Egyptian was controversially awarded the penalty which he converted to give Jurgen Klopp’s side what was ultimately an unassailable lead.
Following the decision, Neville found sympathy for Dummett, saying the decision to give the penalty was 'harsh'.
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Speaking on BBC's Match of the Day (quoted by thisisfutbol), the current England Women’s manager condemned the play, saying: “If I was Paul Dummett I wouldn’t be happy about his being given against me.