Liverpool midfielder Harvey Elliott has expressed his disappointment after he attempted a natural diving block to block a shot but was awarded a penalty as his side were knocked out of the FA Cup by Plymouth Argyle 1-0 in a rotating
first half and Elliott, who was given the opportunity to start, was caught by referee Sam Barrott in the penalty area early in the second half.
Speaking after the defeat to their Championship rivals, Liverpool manager Arne Slott admitted the referee had made the right call. However, Elliott had a slightly different opinion:
“To be honest, it was a moment that can be debated endlessly,” the 21-year-old England international said after the game at Home Park.
“I asked the referee if he expected me to jump with my arms by my side? That’s not a natural jumping motion. “
I just tried my best to block the shot. My arms were up but I was really close to the opponent. I was about a metre away from him. “
It was very disappointing but that’s football. To lose like that, เว็บพนันออนไลน์ UFABET สมัครง่าย โปรโมชั่นมากมาย. when you’ve given away a penalty, it’s not a good feeling. Now I have to stay strong and push myself.”
On the penalty, Elliott said of the game as a whole: “It wasn’t our best game, obviously, but we fought until the end. “
Sometimes in football, things can happen like this. I would say we lost badly, but we didn’t play as well as we should have. It was a game that could have gone either way. In the end, it didn’t go our way. “
But there are a lot of things we can learn from this game. A lot of young players played for the first time, which is always good to see. We have to go back, recover and prepare for Wednesday.”