Luis Diaz believed he was owed a penalty during Liverpool's 2-0 victory at Brentford on Saturday, though former Premier League referee Mike Dean staunchly disagreed. Sky Sports pundit Kris Boyd branded the Colombian 'embarrassing', calling for the yellow card to be brandished for diving.

Arne Slot's men were cruising towards a goalless draw at the Gtech Community Stadium despite amassing 37 attempts on goal throughout the meeting. Shrugging off recent scrutiny and transfer talk, Darwin Nunez rose from the bench to net two injury-time goals for Liverpool and alter the narrative.

But while the contest was still a nervy affair, it was the man he replaced upon 65 minutes - Diaz - who was leading the line as a makeshift No.9, attempting his best to find an opener.

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Two minutes prior to his exit, the Colombian had been fed through towards goal, getting a low shot away that needed a save from Mark Flekken. Upon first glance in the aftermath, the Bees goalkeeper unbalanced the Reds forward.

"That could be a penalty! No? Flekken on Luis Diaz! Diaz gets a shot away, Flekken makes a save down to his right-hand side. Andy Madley’s holding the play up," Boyd reacted initially, covering the game on Sky Sports' Soccer Saturday.

Providing insight as experience being a Premier League official on the show, Dean responded: "Not for me. It's a dive."

With the benefit of slowed-down replays, ex-Middlesbrough forward Boyd changed his verdict to scold Diaz for the attempt to win a penalty for his side.

"Oh, no, he’s going to get booked for diving - and rightly so. That’s embarrassing. That is embarrassing. Embarrassing. Embarrassing," he repeated four times to get the point across.

In the end it was not to matter as Nunez struck twice in the dying seconds. His first was a tap-in from Trent Alexander-Arnold's second attempt at a cross, then the second he took Harvey Elliott's pass with confidence and blasted into the net from close range.

Going seven points clear of Arsenal before they face Aston Villa on Saturday evening could prove crucial by piling pressure on their challengers.