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Jurgen Klopp Says 'Everybody Agrees' Liverpool Denied Penalty vs. Leicester City

Jurgen Klopp is convinced Liverpool were denied a clear penalty during Wednesday's 1-1 draw with Leicester City at Anfield. The stalemate meant the Reds could only stretch their lead over Manchester City at the top of the Premier League to five points, and Klopp believes referee Martin Atkinson got key decisions wrong.

One of them involved not awarding a spot-kick when Foxes defender Ricardo Pereira felled Naby Keita in the box in the 57th minute. The other saw Atkinson only hand out a yellow card to Harry Maguire, who went on to net Leicester's equaliser in first-half stoppage time, after the centre-back fouled Sadio Mane in an incident Klopp described as a "100 per cent (goalscoring) chance.