Liverpool fell to a frustrating 3-2 defeat away to Fenerbahce on Wednesday.A return to Champions League action was never going to be easy for the Reds at a tense Sukru Saracoglu Stadium.
The Fener fans were up for it from minute one and certainly made life difficult for the travelling outfit.They were silenced early on as a deflected Trey Nyoni strike put Andoni Iraola’s side ahead before Mason Greenwood levelled things just minutes later.
The second half followed a similar pattern as Alexander Isak made it 2-1, but flipped on its head when Archie Brown and Vedat Muriqi made it 3-2 by the 79th minute.
There was so much going on between Fenerbahce and Liverpool, here’s some things that flew under the radar.No VAR check for Mason GreenwoodThe Englishman may have gotten on the scoresheet with a deflected free-kick, but arguably should have picked up an earlier penalty.
Before Nyoni went on to give the Reds the lead, the ex-Manchester United man went over in the penalty area under pressure from Kostas Tsimikas.Referee Clement Turpin waved away appeals, but when looking at a replay, it is clear that the Greece international pushed the attacker with two hands.
The hosts were well within their rights to demand a penalty, but VAR didn’t even halt play for a check.Commentators weren’t even made aware that a check was happening, proving just how quickly this claim was resolved.
Alisson playing for Liverpool against FenerbahceExpert: Liverpool told ‘not to go mad’ to avoid revenue ‘disaster’ that’s hurting Real MadridDirk Kuyt booked for VAR complaintThe above moment, fairly, left the hosts feeling let down by the match officials.Fans voiced their annoyance, as did the bench.Liverpool cult hero and temporary Fenerbahce boss Dirk Kuyt ultimately faced a booking for his complaints.
He shook hands with Turpin before a card was shown as a sign of respect.The Dutchman seemingly noting that his complaints went too far, but he was well within his rights to do so.
Why was Alisson raging at Liverpool teammate?When Liverpool took the lead, it felt as if that would be the start of an easy evening for the away side.Instead, it sparked the hosts into life and saw them get back into the game almost immediately.
The issue is, that shouldn’t have been allowed to happen.It was all down to the failings of Jeremy Jacquet as part of the Reds’ wall.
He turned his back, the ball deflected off his midriff and completely wrong-footed Alisson.The Brazilian was left raging by the centre-back and wasn’t afraid to vent his frustration.
Fenerbahce may have breached FIFA regulationsThere is no hiding from just how superb the atmosphere was within Sukru Saracoglu Stadium.It is not a nice place to play as the home fans certainly act as a 12th man.
That shouldn’t come as part of a rule break, but it seems it may have.FIFA regulations say that fans aren’t allowed to bring whistles into stadiums.
“Electronic, mechanical or manual devices that produce noise or other excessively loud sounds, such as vuvuzelas, whistles, loudspeakers, etc. Heaters for drums are also prohibited.
“There has been suggestions that Fenerbahce supporters were blowing whistles throughout the encounter, which breaches these rules.It didn’t necessarily have an impact on proceedings, but still raises a question for Liverpool.
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