Newcastle United striker Callum Wilson has claimed Liverpool fans were “a little bit sore” during their Premier League meeting last week.
The Reds claimed a dramatic 2-1 win over Newcastle in the Premier League last week. Fabio Carvalho scored in the final seconds of the match, after Roberto Firmino had cancelled out Alexander Isak’s opener.
Carvalho’s goal came in the eighth minute of stoppage time, with Newcastle’s bench unhappy after a minimum of five minutes of additional time were shown by the fourth official. The referee allowed more time to be played after several stoppages including lengthy treatment to Newcastle goalkeeper Nick Pope.
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The Anfield crowd and Liverpool fans were largely unhappy with Newcastle’s tactics during the game. However, Wilson, who did not play in the match due to injury, has hit back at those criticisms.
Wilson also made a claim about Liverpool fans not liking the tactics from the Newcastle team.
"It's a professional sport and there is so much at stake when a team does play away from home,” said Wilson on the Footballer's Football Podcast. “Slowing the game down hasn't got the Anfield crowd all singing, dancing, cheering away but that's what we want.
“We want them in their seats, quiet, sitting down not giving their team anything.
"When you're at home, that's when it frustrates us - if a team is slowing the game down it frustrates the life out of you.
“It's a professional sport and sometimes, tactically, you need to slow it down. We were not messing around at Anfield."
Wilson added: "The ball was in play and the goalie would catch it and go down. The ball is still in play - it's not in the crowd. With a multi-ball system, their ball boys are chucking the ball back straight away.
"In theory, it's impossible for us to waste time and I don't understand how you can then run over the six minutes. Liverpool weren't playing the greatest, fans were a little bit sore."
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