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Liverpool has been told why it should "feel aggrieved" after two refereeing decisions during its defeat to Nottingham Forest.
The Reds suffered a 3-0 loss at Anfield on Saturday, a result which has seen them slip to 11th place in the Premier League table. Arne Slot's players will now focus on their Champions League fixture against PSV Eindhoven during the week, before returning to domestic action next weekend against West Ham.
Liverpool will be keen to recover as swiftly as possible, but was left frustrated by a contentious decision during its defeat to Forest. Murillo opened the scoring for the visiting team at Anfield over the weekend, with the goal being examined by VAR after Dan Ndoye was in an offside position standing in goalkeeper Alisson's line of sight.
The goal drew comparisons to the one Virgil van Dijk scored against Manchester City a fortnight ago, which was disallowed after Andy Robertson was judged to be offside and in front of goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma as he ducked under the path of the ball.
Former Premier League referee Dermot Gallagher has explained on Sky Sports' 'Ref Watch' why Liverpool could feel hard done by the decision.
"I go back to two weeks ago, and the grey area for this kind of incident is too wide," said Gallagher.
"We are at the behest of the officials on the day. It's so subjective, and it is too loose. There are no defining barriers like handball.
"If you tighten this up, people might not like it, but we'd accept it. At the moment, people are saying this has happened to our team this week, and this has happened to our team this week. Liverpool feel aggrieved at both decisions."
Gallagher was then questioned about why Murillo's goal stood while Van Dijk's header was chalked off a fortnight earlier, and the disparity in offside calls between Robertson two weeks prior and Ndoye at the weekend.
"The difference is Andy Robertson moves. He moves to the ball," Gallagher clarified.
"You ask for consistency and to get the decision right, but you can't have both. If you want consistency, every goal like this would be disallowed.
"Consistency is only good as long as everyone is happy with it.
"Last week, it was said the Liverpool goal should have been a goal. This week, two have been given as goals. You could say everyone has looked and learnt.
"They haven't been inconsistent. They have actually recognized and thought that in this situation, the more acceptable situation is a goal. They have actually given people what they want."
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