Referee Paul Tierney made a similar mistake in favour of Nottingham Forest before Darwin Nunez's controversial winner on Saturday.
Jurgen Klopp's men snatched all three points deep into injury-time thanks to a 99th minute header by the Uruguayan striker.
However, controversy struck as play had stopped for a head injury to Ibrahima Konate over a minute earlier, as Callum Hudson-Odoi shaped to cross from a dangerous position. Konate recovered quickly and Tierney ruled that Liverpool goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher should restart play.
Yet instead of returning possession, Kelleher picked out a team-mate and Liverpool went on the attack before eventually finding the winning goal.
Tierney made a similar mistake early in the second half when Ryan Yates was struck in the face by the ball after Harvey Elliott attempted a shot.
Instead of giving the ball to Liverpool, it was Forest who were allowed to regain possession from a drop ball back to the goalkeeper.
Liverpool fans were quick to point it out on social media, with one saying: 'The game wasn’t televised in the uk, so here’s a bigger question: if this is such a massive talking point, why did MOTD not also show the exact same thing happen to Liverpool possession earlier in the game when Forest got a drop ball to their keeper.'
A second wrote: 'Are they going to talk about the occasion he did the same thing incorrectly earlier in the game against Liverpool? Forest didn’t complain when it happened, there were 3 minutes that passed.'
A third fan added: 'Referee done exactly same thing to Liverpool in the first half lads'.
Tierney's controversial decision resulted in Forest coach Steven Reid to be shown a red card after heated scenes on the benches, while unused substitute Felipe was booked.
Forest's owner Evangelos Marinakis was also seen confortning Tierney shortly after the full-time whistle.
Meanwhile, Mark Clattenburg will plead Forest's case to his one-time employers after the former referee was left stunned by Tierney's display.