Liverpool travel away to face Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park in the Premier League next weekend.
The officials for the match have been confirmed, with Kevin Friend the on-field referee and Chris Kavanagh on VAR duty.
Twitter: Match officials have been appointed for #PL Matchweek 13 (23-25 Nov)
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These Liverpool fans reacted to the announcement…
Thank god…
Twitter: @premierleague Thank God that martin Atkinson isnt anywhere near a liverpool game (@OriginalsYo)
Confirmed…
Twitter: @premierleague Man City dropping 3 points confirmed (@chintubro)
Please…
Twitter: @premierleague Bring new sane officials and better VAR please (@adilmirzaa_)
Well…
Twitter: @premierleague Worst ref gets biggest match 🤔 (@BigMEMath)
READ LIVERPOOL VERDICT
It is no shock to see Liverpool fans are still angry at Martin Atkinson after a couple of contentious calls from the veteran referee against Liverpool in recent weeks. He opted against giving a foul to Liverpool in the build-up to Manchester United’s goal last month and was on VAR duty as Roberto Firmino was seemingly onside, despite VAR calling it otherwise.
However, Liverpool do not have Atkinson this week and should be expecting to pick up the three points against Palace this weekend. Roy Hodgson’s side are well-drilled and defend deep, which means that Liverpool need to be at their best going forward.
