Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk has sensationally labelled Tottenham striker Harry Kane a cheat after winning his side a penalty in Sunday’s 2-2 draw at Anfield.
Kane had the chance to give Tottenham a 2-1 lead with four minutes of normal time remaining after being brought down by Liverpool goalkeeper Loris Karius but fired his spot kick straight at the 24-year-old.
Liverpool thought they had won the game in stoppage time after Mohamed Salah scored his second of the match but Kane redeemed himself from the spot after Van Dijk fouled Erik Lamela in the penalty area with almost the final kick of the game.
Jurgen Klopp was furious with both penalty decisions and Van Dijk has added to the storm by calling Kane a cheat.
“I think it is a dive. You see him [Kane] diving clearly and no-one is talking about that. But I think it is a dive,” The Daily Telegraph quote Van Dijk as saying after the dramatic 2-2 draw.
“There is a lot of discussion about whether it is offside, yes or no, but I think it was offside as well. I thought it was a dive. You could just see him making that dive. That is my opinion and the referee thought it was no offside and no dive and he gave a pen.
“There were loads of things going on. I think the first goal was offside and then [for the second one] it is a decision the ref already made and the ref is closer than the linesman. Unlucky I think. I thought it was a bit harsh.
“I see him coming in the end and I try and hold my leg in, he just pulled his body in front of the ball and he goes down. The ref said play on and I was very disappointed that the linesman said otherwise.
"First of all it was offside and secondly he just put his body in front of me. I don’t think that is a penalty and the same with the first one. That is also clearly not a penalty.”
Kane has now scored 100 Premier League goals in 141 appearances, becoming just the third player bring up three figures within 150 matches.
Furthermore, only Alan Shearer reached a ton in fewer games (124) than the Tottenham No.10.
