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- Diogo Jota won vital spot kick after tangling with Vicente Guaita
- Vieira strongly critical of decision which ‘took our hope away’
A livid Patrick Vieira was unsparing in his criticism of the referee, Kevin Friend, and VAR after his Crystal Palace side were beaten 3-1 by Liverpool. Vieira said Friend had been “naive” in awarding a penalty to Diogo Jota late in the game, a decision that he said “took our hope away”.
At the time Palace were 2-1 down and pushing hard for an equaliser that would have changed the complexion of the title race. As it is, Liverpool are now just nine points behind Manchester City with a game in hand.
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