The Aporia · Start diving, Iraola tells Isak after Liverpool denied penalty against Arsenal

Liverpool manager Andoni Iraola instructed striker Alexander Isak to start diving for penalties after an incident in Liverpool's 1-0 loss to Arsenal where Isak was pulled by the shirt but did not go down. During a post-match interview on Sky Sports, Iraola expressed frustration that referees only award penalties when players exaggerate contact and indicated he would advise Isak to dive in future similar situations to ensure penalty calls.

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Arsenal defeated Liverpool 1-0 on Sunday, November 1, at Anfield in the Premier League, ending their 14-year drought of wins there. The match was marred by VAR controversy but saw Kai Havertz score the only goal in the 16th minute. Arsenal's victory lifted them to first place in the league, three points ahead of Manchester City. Key injuries impacted both teams: Bukayo Saka and William Saliba were out for Arsenal, while Rice and Madueke dealt with minor issues but returned for the match. Despite dominating possession, Liverpool failed to test goalkeeper David Raya throughout the game.

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LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Liverpool manager Andoni Iraola says he will tell Alexander Isak to start diving to the ground in an effort to earn penalties after the Sweden striker failed to go down when clearly having his jersey pulled in the 1-0 loss to Arsenal in the Premier League on Sunday.

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Start diving, Iraola tells Isak after Liverpool denied penalty against Arsenal · assertive framing

jersey → say → Sunday

Isak was prevented from reaching a cross into the penalty area in the 21st minute of the match at Anfield because Arsenal defender Jurrien Timber had a hold of the Liverpool player’s shirt. asserted

Timber → prevent → shirt

Instead of falling to the ground, Isak simply laughed toward Timber and didn’t even bother appealing for a penalty. asserted

Isak → fall → penalty

“That’s the problem we have with the game — because he doesn’t dive and go to the floor,” Iraola said in a post-match interview on Sky Sports. asserted

Iraola → ’ → Sports

“If he goes to the floor, they call the penalty, 100%. asserted

they → go → penalty

“Now the manager should tell Alex, ‘Next time you have to go to the floor, otherwise they won’t call it.’” asserted

they → tell → it

Asked if he will tell Isak to do that, Iraola said: “Yes, definitely.” asserted

Iraola → ask → that

Start diving, Iraola tells Isak after Liverpool denied penalty against Arsenal

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