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Andy Madley and VAR should take credit – they got major Anfield calls right | Chris Foy

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Timber’s shirt pull on Isak was not a penalty on review, and Madueke’s clash with Mac Allister was clearly not violent conductThere was one incident that got everyone talking at the weekend, and that was the decision not to award Liverpool a penalty in their match against Arsenal after Alexander Isak had his shirt pulled by Jurriën Timber as he tried to get his head to a Bradley Barcola cross.The on-field decision from the referee, Andy Madley, was no penalty and it was a call backed by the video assistant…

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