Law 8 proves that Paul Tierney got controversial Liverpool decision correct

On Saturday, Liverpool set a new record for the club's latest ever Premier League goal when Darwin Nunez scored in the 99th minute against Nottingham Forest.

The goal gave the Reds an extremely late win and a crucial one in the context of the title race.

But, due to a mistake from match referee Paul Tierney, drama has ensued.

Ibrahima Konate went down in the box after being kicked in the face by James Yates. As a result, play was stopped and Notts Forest were in possession.

Law 8 in the FA's Law of the Games on 'The Start and Restart of Play' states:

The ball is dropped for the defending team goalkeeper in their penalty area if, when play was stopped:

• the ball was in the penalty area or
• the last touch of the ball was in the penalty area

In all other cases:

• the referee drops the ball for one player of the team that last touched the ball

Verdict: Because Konate (on the defending team) went down in the penalty area. Additionally, Liverpool should have been awarded a free kick for the high boot on Konate in the first place.

Gary Neville says he can't understand the outrage over the late winner Darwin Nunez scored

Speaking on his podcast, former Manchester United right back Gary Neville shared his confusion at the reaction to Darwin Nunez scoring the winner on Saturday.

"I saw Mike's (Dean) interview before the game today where he described it as a 'monumental error'," said Neville. "I watched it and there's no doubt that the Nottingham Forest player is just in possession and they should've got the ball back.

"But the goal came a minute-fifty (seconds) after, I mean two minutes in football is an absolute age. The idea that it's a monumental error because it was a decision based on getting the law wrong, I get it's a mistake but I get the feeling now where we're making, what I think would be, a run-of-the-mill error - something you see in a regular season - being described as a massive thing.

"The owner on the side of the pitch and (Mark) Clattenberg nonsense, I can't have that, I can't buy into it at all. I feel we are pushing the boundaries and inciting, not only, more hate to referees but it could become quite dangerous.

"We have seen referees attacked in the last two years. You can't complain about a refereeing decision that was one minute 50 before (the goal), one-minute-fifty (seconds), if it was five or 10 seconds after you'd be fuming.

"To me it's an error, no doubt, Forest should've got the ball and the pattern of play would change but we don't know Liverpool wouldn't have gone up the other end and scored. Liverpool have got something about them at the minute, a momentum that tells you it's a likely thing to happen."