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Quansah's disallowed goal against Toulouse leaves McManaman 'ASTOUNDED'

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Steve McManaman was in disbelief over Jarell Quansah's late disallowed goal against Toulouse - but other pundits thought the decision to cancel his big moment was right.

Quansah thought he had his first Reds goal when he bundled the ball home in the final minute of added time.

However, referee Georgi Kabakov was called over to the screen and overturned the goal due to an Alexis MacAllister handball some time before in the build-up to the goal.

McManaman told TNT Sports: 'This was seven or eight movements before the goal even happened. He’s given handball! What on earth. Talking about re-reffing the game. That happened… I’m astonished. Chest onto the arm but then the game carries on and there’s a thousand things that happen after that.

'Astounded by that. This reffing in Europe has not been seen in its greatest light over these last couple of days at all.

'I get if it’s handball then right into the back of the net but the referee has just missed it and the game carries on and a thousand things happen.'

More to follow.

In TNT Sports' post-match analysis, McManaman's opinions weren't so popular.

Rachel Brown-Finnis said: '[It was] Rightly ruled out in my opinion.'

Joe Cole said: 'It’s a handball. I’m sure we all were wondering when the VAR were looking at it as it’s such a long time from the actual goal, but the referee got it right. Much to the dismay of Liverpool fans and player, it was a handball.'