Burnley boss Parker reflects on ‘heartbreaking’ Liverpool loss | OneFootball

Burnley boss Scott Parker has said his side’s late 1-0 loss to Liverpool was ‘heartbreaking’ after conceding a stoppage-time penalty.

The Clarets came close to ending Liverpool’s 100% start to the Premier League season, with a disciplined defensive performance frustrating the champions.

Despite conceding 81% of the possession at Turf Moor, Burnley were just seconds from a valuable point before conceding a penalty in the closing seconds.

Hannibal Mejbri was penalised for handball after Jeremie Frimpong’s cross struck his arm. Deemed to be in an unnatural position, a spot-kick was awarded with Mohamed Salah slamming home for a 95th-minute winner.

Parker praised his team for defending ‘like our life depended on it’ and admitted the nature of the loss was difficult to take.

Speaking to Sky Sports, he said: “I’ve seen disappointments in my time and my career. At times we survived like our life depended on it today. We knew we had to give that.

“The overriding factor here is that everything we set about to be today I am immensely proud of the players. The game ends in a real heartbreaking way for us. It is what it is.

“We just fell a little bit short with the last-minute penalty.

“We needed to deny space, that was critical for us, and we did that. We defended very, very well. We didn’t look much of a threat going forward but it is what it is. We are trying to get a result and we are trying to survive it is just a shame the way it ended.

“It is handball. In the law of it it is handball. We will have to change in the technique of defending things with hands behind the back. But really proud of the team.”

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