Ian Wright and Alan Shearer rip apart Anthony Taylor's 'very messy' decision which denied Cody Gakpo a clear goalscoring opportunity in Liverpool's 2-2 draw with West Ham

Match of nan Day pundits Ian Wright and Alan Shearer were agreed successful their condemnation of Anthony Taylor for his 'nightmare' determination during Liverpool's 2-2- tie pinch West Ham. 

The Reds' title hopes took yet different dent arsenic location were held by David Moyes' men astatine nan London Stadium, pinch nan crippled including a arguable telephone by nan referee which appeared to contradict them a chance for a winner. 

With 4 minutes remaining connected nan clock, Hammers goalkeeper Alphonse Areola fell to nan crushed aft collecting nan shot from a transverse into nan box. He took his clip to get backmost to his feet and referee Taylor waved play connected and did not rustle nan whistle.

Areola past rolled nan shot retired and Cody Gakpo ran towards nan French goalkeeper successful an effort to walk nan shot into an quiet net. However, Taylor past blew his whistle pinch nary mentation and stopped nan Dutchman from perchance giving Liverpool nan lead precocious on.

His determination was called into mobility by Wright, who claimed nan charismatic caused disorder by not initially stopping play erstwhile nan coming together occurred. 

'The referee has had an absolute nightmare.' The erstwhile Arsenal striker said connected Match of nan Day. 'The referee is moving disconnected and saying play on. 

'He stops and he really tells nan ‘keeper to get up. He says "come on, let’s get connected pinch it." He says that a mates of times. He [Areola] yet gets up and past he [Taylor] runs off. 

'He says play. Now, he’s turned his backmost to him, I deliberation Gakpo should person ran and vanished that. Now he’s blown nan whistle – I don’t cognize what’s going on. He’s going there…I don’t cognize what’s happening location now.'

Shearer was likewise perplexed by Taylor's telephone and insisted nan 'mess' was each his ain doing. 

'It’s a mess. The ref has made nan correction of not blowing.' Shearer said. 'When nan goalkeeper has collided pinch nan post, that’s erstwhile he should person stopped nan play and blown nan whistle. 

'He hasn’t blown nan whistle which is an error. The referee calls nan doctors and nan physios on! They’re not moreover ready, they don’t moreover deliberation he’s injured. He’s not injured, he’s [Taylor] has tried to rectify nan correction that he’s made.'

He added: 'It was a very messy business caused by nan referee.'

Prior to nan incident, Jarrod Bowen and Andy Robertson had traded goals either broadside of nan break earlier Areola's ain extremity appeared to person group nan Reds connected people for an important triumph to support up nan unit connected Arsenal and Manchester City. 

However, Michail Antonio equalised 13 minutes from clip to deprive nan visitors of 2 important points arsenic they went backmost to Anfield pinch conscionable nan one. 

The incident-filled conflict besides included a heated speech betwixt Mohamed Salah and Jurgen Klopp erstwhile nan Egyptian was astir to beryllium substituted onto nan transportation successful nan second-half. 

Klopp seemed to opportunity thing to nan Egyptian that provoked an angry reaction, and it led to Salah continually waving his arms about, pointing to nan transportation and past pointing astatine his manager.

Shearer had sympathy for nan Liverpool talisman and could understand his frustrations, saying: 'We don't cognize what Klopp has said to him there. He's said thing that's riled him.'

'He's evidently sewage nan correct hump pinch being near retired and astir apt rightly so, moreover though hasn't deed nan heights that Mo Salah has done complete nan years. He's been an unbelievable player.'