Ivan Juric, manager of Southampton, feels Liverpool should have been given a penalty in the second half of their 3-1 loss at Anfield on Saturday. Will Smallbone gave the Saints an unexpected lead in stoppage time of the first half, but Darin Nunez quickly erased the lead. Mo Salah scored two penalty penalties in the second half to give Liverpool the victory, but Juric thought the first one was unfair. There didn't appear to be much in the area as Smallbone and Nunez collided, but referee Lewis Smith gave the penalty. Juric, the Southampton manager, is furious at Liverpool's penalty call. "They responded quite well," Juric said to BBC Sport. "We had some excellent first-half situations. The match was altered, in my opinion, by the [first] penalty, which was not a penalty. I'm happy with the way we performed today. "This can never be a punishment. Since it was 1-1 and somewhat altered the outcome, I apologize for what happened. Many of our yo...
According to Florian Plettenberg, Odilon Kossounou and Nordi Mukiele will have their medicals later today.
However, while it appeared like the centre-back might be destined for a Premier League club, Atalanta soon arranged a deal with Die Werkself to secure his signing.
This has left Xabi Alonso's team in need of a replacement for the outgoing 23-year-old.
Nonetheless, the German champions had already picked Mukiele, a Paris Saint-Germain defender, as the best successor to Kossounou.
According to the source, all parties have agreed on loan moves for the respective players, and deals for Kossounou and Mukiele should be completed soon.
Kossounou is scheduled to have his physical with Atalanta later today before completing his move to the Serie A club, while Mukiele will also have his medical with Werkself, as the 26-year-old is ready to return to the Bundesliga.
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