Man Utd claim against Anthony Taylor shot down as Mike Dean makes Liverpool point

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The issues have been sparked following high-profile decisions being made during high-stakes matches in the Premier League.There has been a stigma surrounding United and referees for a number of years, which came to a head when former Liverpool winger Ryan Babel posted a picture of referee Howard Webb in a Manchester United kit following their encounter in 2011, landing him a £10,000 fine.Current top-flight referee Anthony Taylor has been in charge of a number of showdowns between the two North West clubs in recent years, which often sparks anger due to Taylor's affiliation with Greater Manchester, having grown up in Altrincham, also supporting the National League side.Liverpool recently lodged a complaint with the PGMOL (Professional Game Match Officials Limited) after Virgil van Dijk's header was ruled out for offside against Andy Robertson. The referee in the middle for that was Michael Oliver as Harry Maguire scored late on to inflict further misery on the Reds.But the Wirral-born referee was keen to dismiss the notion of refereeing bias against any Premier League club, using Taylor as an example."I get where you’re coming from and Anthony [Taylor] is from Altrincham, he has supported them.

You’re not going to have Man City vs Liverpool refereed by a guy who has only done one or two years in the Premier League, whether it's Oliver, Brooks or Kavanagh. It was like when Stuart Attwell done a game at Everton and gave a penalty, did someone complain?"You’ve got to ref what’s put out in front of you, if there’s a big call, make a big call.

Refs aren’t afraid of big calls if it’s for the so-called, as you say, teams at Man U, City or Liverpool."If it’s an unpopular call, it’s an unpopular decision. If you go to Burnley against Man City, I sent Sterling off for taking his shirt off, you could’ve said I overlooked it against a smaller team but you have to referee what’s in front of you."There will be more to follow on this breaking news story and Mirror Sport will bring you the very latest updates, pictures and video as soon as possible.Please check back regularly for updates on this developing story.Follow us on Google News, Flipboard, Apple News, Twitter, Facebook or visit The Mirror homepage.