{
  "id": 17693832,
  "title": "Iraola instructs Liverpool players to dive after Arsenal penalty call",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/iraola-instructs-liverpool-players-to-dive-after-arsenal-penalty-call",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-01T21:54:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/sports/2026/11/02/iraola-instructs-liverpool-players-to-dive-after-arsenal-penalty-call"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "After Liverpool's 1-0 loss to Arsenal at Anfield, manager Andoni Iraola expressed frustration over the lack of a penalty call for an incident involving Alexander Isak and Jurrien Timber. Iraola stated that his players should be told to dive for penalties since referees and VAR are not calling them correctly. Despite Arsenal's early lead through Kai Havertz and several good chances for Liverpool, the defending champions narrowly missed out on a crucial win. Iraola acknowledged his team's strong moments but emphasized that they need to keep pushing forward, especially with Arsenal dominating the table.",
  "summary": "Alexander Isak stayed on his feet after Jurrien Timber pulled him back while chasing a cross, and as a result, neither the referee nor VAR intervened.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "IOL",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/liverpool-v-arsenal-andoni-iraola-downplays-title-talk-as-mikel",
        "published": "2026-11-01T13:30:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Arsenal claim top spot as Havertz seals win at Liverpool",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/arsenal-claim-top-spot-as-havertz-seals-win-at-liverpool",
        "published": "2026-11-01T18:33:58.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "EPL table: Arsenal defeat Liverpool 1-0 to go 3pts clear of Man City",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/epl-table-arsenal-defeat-liverpool-1-0-to-go-3pts-clear-of-man-city",
        "published": "2026-11-01T18:48:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Start diving, Iraola tells Isak after Liverpool denied penalty against Arsenal",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/start-diving-iraola-tells-isak-after-liverpool-denied-penalty-against",
        "published": "2026-11-01T19:48:30.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}