Trent Alexander-Arnold talks about the handball incident in Newcastle

Trent Alexander-Arnold of Liverpool opened the debate on his controversial handball in Liverpool's 3-2 win over Newcastle United.

Liverpool's back-left refused a flawless goal for Newcastle's Solomon Rondon when he used his arm to block a shot on the goal line.

Newcastle immediately scored the rebound as Christian Atsu grabbed the free ball to cancel Virgil van Dijk's opener, but the Magpies players were furious, saying that Alexander-Arnold should have to be expelled.

The 20-year-old then set up Liverpool's second goal, with Jurgen Klopp's team finally winning 3-2 to return to the top of the Premier League.

But Alexander-Arnold insisted that he was not cheating, claiming that it was "only instinct" as the bullet hit his arm "very quickly".

"It's one of those where the ball comes to me very quickly," said the 20-year-old. "It was just instinct.

"My arm did not fly and did not attack the ball, he just stayed by my side."

To the letter of the law, Alexander-Arnold should have received a yellow card for the hand and playing and giving the goal was the right decision.

After Alexandre-Arnold created Mo Salah to restore Liverpool's lead, Rondon finally reached his goal of doubling the 2-2 lead and making Manchester City fans fear that Manchester City would still be in the lead. top of the ranking.

But Divock Origi – on for the injured Salah – appeared with a late dramatic winner.

Alexander-Arnold said that the referee Andre Marriner did not notice it during the preparation of the second goal.

He said: "If you look back for the second goal, you will see a foul on me leading the match.

"That was not seen, so everything probably worked a little late in the day."

Alexander-Arnold gave the opportunity to play the man of the match after creating the first match of Van Dijk.

Manchester City will return top of the Premier League standings by one point if it wins at home against Leicester on Monday.