Whistler who will represent
England at this summer's World Cup should have given Reds a second penalty and
also sent off their skipper Steven Gerrard
Blundering Howard Webb will not be demoted, despite his
high-profile errors in the FA Cup last weekend.
Webb, England's World Cup referee, is set to take charge of Cardiff's clash
with Hull on Saturday.
The news comes despite Webb causing
controversy by not awarding Liverpool what looked a clear penalty in their 2-1 loss to
Arsenal when Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain brought down Luis Suarez,
having already given them a spot-kick for a Lukas Podolski foul on the
Uruguayan.
Webb also decided not to give a second yellow card to the Anfield giants'
captain Steven Gerrard in the same fifth round tie.
But the Premier League are reluctant to
demote officials to matches in the Football League unless they have a bad run of games rather than what
are deemed to be one-off errors.
“It’s a blatant penalty and we’re very disappointed not to get it,” said
LIverpool boss Brendan Rodgers.
“It was absolutely another penalty. With the first one Luis gets clipped
and it’s a clear penalty, but the second one was even clearer.
“Howard was in a great position. I’m not sure if it was because it was so
quick after the first one.
“With the type of player he is and the aggression in our offensive play we
provoke a lot of challenges, especially Luis, who is always in and around the
box asking questions of defenders. Quite a lot of the time he doesn’t get what
he deserves.
“He got one today, but should have had two. If it’s a penalty he should get
it, irrespective of what his reputation is. For me that was quite an easy
decision.
“We came here and virtually dominated. To end up with nothing disappoints.”
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