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Elliott Jackson

Liverpool 'get away with one' as Graeme Souness flags up mistake from referee Mike Dean

Graeme Souness has insisted Liverpool were lucky to be allowed their equaliser against West Brom after a mistake from referee Mike Dean.

The Reds trailed 1-0 at the Hawthorns after an early goal from Hal Robson-Kanu, who took advantage of some poor defending to put the already-relegated Baggies ahead.

Liverpool hit back with an equaliser from Mohamed Salah, with a first-time shot from the edge of the area after the ball rebounded his way following good persistence from Sadio Mane.

However, replays showed that in the build-up to the goal, Liverpool were wrongly awarded a free-kick after Dean accidentally was involved in the play.

Fabinho gave the ball away after a pass from Roberto Firmino, with Dean deeming he was in the way of the Brazilian, interfering with play.

Fabinho then put the ball down quickly, with Connor Gallagher out of position, which led to the build up to Salah's goal.

Souness insisted the goal was therefore very fortunate and that West Brom boss Sam Allardyce will be seething when he watches the replay.

"They got away with one there," Souness told Sky Sports.

"Sam (Allardyce) will be fuming. He has to be, that goals shouldn't happen that way, I don't know what the referee is thinking.

"That should be a drop ball and it should have been contested between two players."

It remained 1-1 at half time in the game at the Hawthorns.

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