Fabian Schar was injured by a wild tackle from James Milner, with the Reds playing as Jordan Henderson picked Naby Keita, who played one or two with Diogo Jota before rounding off Martin Dubravka and scoring the first goal.
The Newcastle fans were outraged by the decision and disapproved of Andre Mariner for allowing the game to continue, despite the repetitions that showed that Milner had won the ball clearly. But with Schar remaining injured and leaving a gap in defense as a result, Howe was left to condemn the decisive incident in St. Louis. James’ Park. AUDIENCE: Excellent Joe Gomez and six other good guys against Newcastle READ MORE: What Jürgen Klopp did not need to do in full time as Liverpool sent a reminder to Manchester City YOUR RESERVATION: Rate the Liverpool players after the crucial away win against Newcastle “I have never seen it before, but my initial reaction was that we would be lucky if the VAR saved us here,” he told reporters after the game. “It seemed messy to get along, but I could not see if there was a foul on Fabian. “Obviously he stays down and then we missed him in the heart of our defense as they counterattacked against us. It’s a frustrating way to lose the game because for most of the game, yes, they had chances, but they didn’t open up to us many times and Martin made some good saves from distance. “It was very nice how we defended in general, but it cost us.” However, Howe also admitted that Newcastle were simply not good enough to get points from Liverpool when considering the strength of Jurgen Klopp’s team, as the German rested Mohamed Salah by starting him on the bench as one of five changes. “They allowed their team slightly today,” Howe said. “They had quality from the bench, we knew that and that is the standard and quality of their team. “We ran them all the way today and it was close, but it was not close enough.” Read more related articles Read more related articles
