EPL: Referees under fire for ‘favouring’ Liverpool. It seems that they always favour the reds.

Southampton manager, Ralph Hasenhuttl, has told Premier League referees to be “brave” when they officiate at Anfield.



Hasenhuttl feels his side should have had a “clear penalty” during their 4-0 defeat to Liverpool on Saturday.





Saints striker, Danny Ings, went down under a Fabinho challenge in the box, but referee Kevin Friend waved play on and the Reds took the lead through Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain moments later.

“You need brave decisions from the referee. To say ‘no goal and penalty’, here at Anfield, that won’t happen.


“In the first half there was a backpass to the Liverpool goalkeeper [not given], that’s another decision, maybe this is why it’s so difficult to win here.

“It is a clear penalty and in such moments the game can turn in our direction.

“Maybe the result is a little high but I would like to watch this game if we went one goal up,” Hasenhuttl told the media after the game.