After Darwin Nunez scored the winning goal for Liverpool in the 99th minute, Nottingham Forest boss Evangelos Marinakis was furious at referee Paul Tierney.
After Saturday's 1-0 defeat to Liverpool, an angry Marinakis reportedly chased referee Paul Tierney in the tunnel at the City Stadium.
In the 99th minute, Darwin Nunez headed in Alexis Mac Allister's cross to score the winning goal for the Reds, and Jurgen Klopp's side won what could have been a crucial three points in the Premier League title race.
However, shortly after referee Paul Tierney stopped the home side from attacking with a head injury to Ibrahima Konat, the Forest were furious at the goal. After the restart, Tierney gave Liverpool an uncontroversial lob from where the Reds eventually pushed the ball onto the pitch to win a corner, but Forest were unable to clear it before Mike Allister's cross was headed past Nunez.
The goal sparked a frenzy at Manchester City, but Forest were furious. Coach Steven Reid was shown a red card after an angry scene on the bench, while substitute Felipe, who was not on the pitch, was shown a yellow card. Marinakis can then be seen walking onto the pitch in full.
BBC Channel 5 Live reporter Rob Schofield said inside the City Stadium tunnel: "You rarely see scenes like this in the tunnel. We see that Steven Reed is frustrated. He and Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis hunted down referees Paul Tierney and fourth-best Graham Scott all the way to the referee's office and shouted "Respect the players!" to them. Respect the players! This happens every week! Respect the players!
At one point, Marinakis was taken away by security guards. The Forest players were furious and Nuno looked completely dejected. Jurgen Klopp rushed past me and said he didn't know why he was getting so much criticism. It really really started here. "Intense scenes. ”
Forest boss Nuno was tight-lipped about Tierney's performance after the game, saying nothing more than "I don't comment on the referee's performance. ”
Forest have previously lodged a formal complaint with PGMOL about refereeing standards in matches, while they recently hired former Premier League referee Mark Clattenburg to better understand the referee's decision.
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