‘Sore loser. Prepare to be knocked out again’: Liverpool fans slam Iker Casillas after goalkeeper claims Porto were on wrong end of poor refereeing decisions in Champions League quarter-final first leg
- Porto goalkeeper Iker Casillas has been called a ‘sore loser’ by Liverpool fans
- He tweeted an optimistic message after the Champions League defeat at Anfield
- The 37-year-old also criticised the role of referee Miguel Mateu Lahoz
- Mo Salah avoided a red card for a foul on Danilo and Porto were denied a penalty
Iker Casillas has been criticised by Liverpool fans after claiming Porto were on the wrong end of poor refereeing decisions in the Champions League quarter-final first leg at Anfield.
The 37-year-old tweeted a message in Spanish after the game claiming to be 100 per cent optimistic that Porto will progress to the semi-finals, attached with pictures of two controversial incidents from the match.
The first picture displayed Mohamed Salah’s apparent high tackle on Porto captain Danilo, after which the Egyptian avoided a red card.
Iker Casillas has been criticised by Liverpool fans after claiming Porto were on the wrong end of poor refereeing decisions in the Champions League quarter-final first leg at Anfield
One of the photos attached to Casillas’ tweet displayed Mohamed Salah’s high tackle on Danilo
The second photo depicts Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson palming the ball onto the arm of Trent Alexander-Arnold. Porto were denied a penalty after referee Antonio Miguel Mateu Lahoz consulted VAR.
The Reds recorded a 2-0 first-leg victory thanks to first-half goals from Naby Keita and Roberto Firmino.
Liverpool fans took to Twitter to criticise the goalkeeper who received a standing ovation from the home faithful before kick-off.
The second pictured showed Trent Alexander-Arnold handling the ball in the penalty area
Casillas was helpless to stop Naby Keita’s deflected shot after five minutes
One person tweeted: ‘After the respect we showed you, you show us none. Lost your class!!’
Another fan said: ‘Thought you had class… obviously not.’
One person called the World Cup winner a ‘sore loser’ and told him to ‘prepare to be knocked out again,’ alluding to Liverpool’s 5-0 thrashing of Porto in the round of 16 last season.
Jurgen Klopp’s men travel to face Porto in the second leg on Wednesday 17th April.
Iker Casillas holds his head in his hands as Porto fall to defeat against Liverpool
