Richard Keys flips at Anthony Taylor for Leeds incident vs Liverpool: ‘It’s two weeks in a row now’
Richard Keys has hit out at referee Anthony Taylor following Leeds United’s 3-3 draw with Liverpool at the weekend.
Ao Tanaka smashed home the equaliser for Leeds in added time, as Daniel Farke’s side fought back from 2-0 and 3-2 down to grab a vital point.
Hugo Ekitike’s brace had seemingly put Liverpool into an unassailable lead before goals from Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Anton Stach turned the game on its head.
Dominik Szoboszlai put Arne Slot’s side back in front, but the Reds could not hang on, and Tanaka was on hand to send Elland Road berserk in the 96th minute.
Anthony Taylor slammed for Willy Gnonto decision
With Leeds 2-0 down, Willy Gnonto was introduced by Farke, and the winger made an impact just 10 minutes after coming on.
The Italian drove into the box and was brought down by Ibrahima Konate, but referee Anthony Taylor initially waved the protests away.
VAR eventually intervened and awarded Leeds the spot-kick, which Calvert-Lewin duly converted to spark the comeback.
Writing on his blog on Monday, presenter Richard Keys slammed Taylor for needing VAR to penalise Konate’s challenge on Gnonto and give the penalty.
Keys said: “Why did Anthony Taylor need VAR to give Leeds a clear pen? Doesn’t he see anything? It’s two weeks in a row now he’s needed the tech to clear up something we all saw.”
At the start of the month, Taylor initially gave Moises Caicedo a yellow card for a challenge in Chelsea’s top-of-the-table clash against Arsenal, before VAR advised he upgraded his decision to a sending off.
Daniel Farke faces Willy Gnonto issue
Gnonto was excellent in his substitute appearance against Liverpool, driving at defenders and helping Leeds back into the game.
Farke faces a slight issue trying to get the winger into the Whites’ new 5-3-2 formation, but he could decide to play the 22-year-old as a striker.
With Lukas Nmecha’s fitness in serious doubt, Leeds are in search of someone to play alongside Calvert-Lewin, and Gnonto could prove to be the perfect foil to the former Everton man.
The Elland Road outfit travel to Brentford next in the Premier League, as they look to build on a very positive week.
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