--- title: "Liverpool fans react to Schmeichel blaming the referee" canonical: "https://readliverpoolfc.com/articles/liverpool-fans-react-to-schmeichel-blaming-the-referee/" type: "post" language: "en-GB" author: "Daniel Emery" section: "Articles" published: "2019-12-27T14:00:12Z" modified: "2019-12-27T14:00:12Z" --- # Liverpool fans react to Schmeichel blaming the referee Liverpool swept Leicester aside 4-0 at The King Power on Boxing Day to move 13 points clear at the top of the table. Roberto Firmino netted twice, with James Milner and Trent Alexander-Arnold each getting one to seal the three points. After the game, Leicester goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel appeared to blame the referee for his side’s defeat. > Twitter: Kasper Schmeichel: “We were in the game until the referee had to make himself a hero.” (@JDNalton) These Liverpool fans reacted to his comments… Clown… > Twitter: @JDNalton Clown (@Aaroncareyy) Insert it… > Twitter: @JDNalton Insert clown emoji (@casinooasis14) Well… > Twitter: @JDNalton 0 shots on target the whole game and they were in the game, what a clown. (@Kosovan\_Kid) ![Alex Pantling/Getty Images Sport](https://media.readliverpoolfc.com/readliverpoolfc/2019/12/1196098111.jpg) Holograms… > Twitter: @JDNalton Yeah you were in the game as Holograms 🤭🤣 (@Julian\_01m) Outclassed! > Twitter: @JDNalton Jesus wept. They were outclassed (@Helsbellss) Nonsense… > Twitter: @JDNalton What nonsense is this (@OneScouse) ### READ LIVERPOOL VERDICT We can only presume that Schmeichel was referring to the penalty call, which was a certain penalty. Michael Oliver made the right decision and VAR confirmed it. The ball came into the box from Alexander-Arnold’s corner and Caglar Soyuncu was too slow to pull his arm away, allowing it to strike his arm and deflect it away from a Liverpool player’s path. Leicester failed to bring their best against the Reds and were not even able to register a single shot on target. Before blaming the referee, Schmeichel should be looking at his own team’s performance first.