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Gary Neville has stuck up for Liverpool and disagreed with Mike Dean that their last-gasp winner against Nottingham Forest came after a 'monumental error' from referee Paul Tierney.
Darwin Nunez's 99th-minute goal kept the Reds top of the table, but it was hugely controversial.
Deep into added time, Forest had the ball in a dangerous attacking position when play was stopped after Ibrahima Konate went down with a head injury, with Tierney incorrectly giving possession back to Liverpool following the restart.
Jurgen Klopp's side scored just under two minutes later, but Forest were left furious and their owner Evangelos Marinakis confronted the officials at full time amid chaotic scenes that saw first team coach Steven Reid sent off.
Several pundits and former officials slammed Tierney's error, including Dean, but Neville disagreed with the general opinion and claimed the incident had been overblown.
Gary Neville has stuck up for Liverpool and disagreed with Mike Dean that their last-gasp winner against Nottingham Forest came after a 'monumental error' from referee Paul Tierney
Darwin Nunez's 99th-minute goal kept the Reds top of the table, but it was controversial
After play was stopped for a head injury with Forest on the attack, Tierney gave possession back to Liverpool upon the restart, before Nunez scored the winner under two minutes later
'I saw Mike Dean's interview earlier today, where he described it as a "monumental error",' Neville told the Gary Neville podcast.
'There is no doubt the Nottingham Forest player is in possession but the goal came a minute and 50 (seconds) after that. Two minutes in football is an absolute age.
'The idea that it was a "monumental error"... I get the fact it was a mistake, a frustration, but
