Bradley Barcola delivered a cross into the Arsenal penalty area, with Liverpool striker Alexander Isak seemingly ready to nod home an equaliser. The Sweden international just failed to get his head on the ball, and it drifted out of play. Isak simply turned around to make his way back up the field in readiness for the goal-kick.
Replays showed that Jurrien Timber had a handful of Isak's shirt. Surely that prevented the striker from being able to play the ball? Yet Isak did not complain.
Without watching those replays you would have no inkling there was a potential penalty. Referee Andy Madley did not see anything. The video assistant referee (VAR), Stuart Attwell, decided there was not enough in it for a review.
"There is a clear grab of the shirt," Liverpool manager Andoni Iraola said after the 1-0 defeat by the Gunners at Anfield on Sunday. "The answer is you have to dive, if you don't dive they won't call it." When players do dive, they get criticised. Take Alexis Mac Allister, described as "embarrassing" by Jamie Carragher for throwing himself to the ground, claiming he was headbutted by Noni Madueke in the second half.
You can understand Iraola's frustrations at not getting the penalty, so why did the VAR not get involved? And do players really have to dive to get decisions? Cast your mind back to a game between Sunderland and Fulham in February.
Harry Wilson swings a free-kick into the penalty area. The ball flies through to Sunderland goalkeeper Robin Roefs, who punches it to safety. But on the ground is Calvin Bassey, who immediately gets up and appeals to referee Craig Pawson, arms outstretched.
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