Arsenal produced a dominant performance at the Emirates on Sunday, thrashing Liverpool 3-1 to reignite their title charge. While Jurgen Klopp acknowledged his side’s shortcomings, he couldn’t resist taking a swipe at referee Anthony Taylor‘s officiating.

Referee Anthony Taylor shows a red card to Liverpool's French defender #05 Ibrahima Konate during the English Premier League football match between Arsenal and Liverpool at the Emirates Stadium in London on February 4, 2024. (Photo by ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP via Getty Images)
Referee Anthony Taylor shows a red card to Liverpool’s French defender #05 Ibrahima Konate during the English Premier League football match between Arsenal and Liverpool at the Emirates Stadium in London on February 4, 2024. (Photo by ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP via Getty Images)

On Sunday, Arsenal came away from the Emirates comprehensive 3-1 winners with Liverpool’s only goal one that was gifted to them by Arsenal. Ask anyone, even Jurgen Klopp, and they will tell you that Arsenal were far and away the better team.

In a match that saw both sides commit 11 fouls yet Arsenal leave with six yellows to Liverpool’s 2, it was the Liverpool red card that Klopp took issue with.

To most people, Konate committed a clear yellow card challenge while already being on a yellow. It was neither a hard, nor controversial call for Taylor.

Still, Klopp was not happy.

“A lot of things were against of us today,” Klopp told Sky Sports after the game. “This referee gave me a red card against Man City for wrestling situation between Bernardo Silva and Mo Salah. Today same situation with Jota but didn’t get a red card.

“It is unbelievable, then the holding of Havertz on Konate for the first yellow card.

“Then Havertz goes down and the referee gives Konate a yellow card.

Gabriel does the same to Nunez and no yellow card.”

Then, then, then.

Then Arsenal took all three points.