Liverpool held Manchester City to a 1-1 draw at home in the much-anticipated English Premier League (EPL) "Battle of King's Mountain". The "Reds" had the upper hand in this match, but they could not win, especially because of the controversial scene in the last stage of extra time. Manchester City wing Shelly Medjugorje hit a Liverpool player in the penalty area, but the referee and VAR felt it was fine. Liverpool leader Gopp proved the error of judgment by angrily inserting the ball at the end of the game, pointing out that it was '100% 12 yards'.
Eight minutes from the end of the game, Shelly Medjugorje took off in the penalty area and stepped directly on Alex McAleese in a very noticeable move, but Olivier did not penalize the ball and VAR decided to uphold Olivier's decision. After the game, Gopu angrily went up to Olivar to question him, but did not seem to get a satisfactory explanation, and the aftermath of his post-match interview is still unburnt.
Kopp said: "This is a 100% 12-yarder, and Dugu will get a yellow card! Dugu could have kicked the ball because his foot was too high, if the ball was not there, he would have kicked McAlexander to death! Everyone on the planet who knows anything about soccer will say it's a 12 yarder, and anyone who doesn't think it's a 12 yarder doesn't know anything about soccer. I'm really not mad because I'm happy that the team gave a good performance."
Kennedy disagreed with comments made to Sky Sports: "Gop word Dugu lifted his foot too high but Dugu didn't power step off so I don't think there's anything wrong with the ball witness". Garrincha said: "If Olivier had blown the penalty, VAR wouldn't have overturned it, and the same way Olivier wouldn't have blown the penalty, VAR would have agreed. Dugu was lucky, but I understand why the referee and the VAR didn't penalize the 12-yarder," Garrincha said.