Liverpool receive instant penalty verdict as Pep Guardiola gives pointed reaction in stands

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SportFootballLiverpool FCLiverpool seemed to get away with not conceding a penalty early doors during Saturday's FA Cup quarter-final clash with Manchester City, with Pep Guardiola venting his frustrations in the standsPep Guardiola threw his arms up in disbelief when Manchester City were denied what could have been a crucial penalty against Liverpool in the FA Cup on Saturday. However, Michael Oliver's on-field decision was not to award a penalty, as VAR quickly checked and cleared the passage of play in the background.As cameras glanced over toward Guardiola, he was seen throwing his arms up in the air in frustration with a look of shock across his face, feeling aggrieved that his team were not given the opportunity to break the deadlock from the penalty spot.

However, Darren Fletcher and Ally McCoist were quick to share their views on whether it should have been a penalty in City's favour on commentary duty for TNT Sport.Fletcher explained: "It's been checked and cleared. I think he maybe drags his left leg into the challenge.

Matters then went from bad to worse for Liverpool two minutes into extra time.Cherki advanced down the right wing before threading the ball through to Semenyo in the box, with the Ghanaian then chipping it into the centre of the area where Haaland beat Ibrahima Konate to the punch with a towering header to make it 2-0.Semenyo then found the score sheet moments into the second-half, when Joe Gomez's throw from inside his own territory landed at the feet of Marc Guehi.The centre-half then shifted it to Cherki, who passed it onto O'Reilly and through to Semenyo. The forward then lifted it around Mamardashvili with a cute chip to make it 3-0 to the hosts.Haaland then managed his hat-trick for the afternoon with around 35 minutes left to play, receiving a cut-back from O'Reilly in Liverpool's area before posting home.Choose Liverpool Echo as a 'Preferred Source' on Google News for quick access to the news you value.Liverpool FCManchester City FCFA CupPep Guardiola