I won't comment much further as this is not a fan's forum. I still look at the game with the jaundiced eye of a former referee observer, tutor and mentor. It does sometimes impinge on my enjoyment of games. Even ones like this one!
For example, in the second half when the ball went out of play on AR1's side, closer to him than the referee. After a second he clearly went GK at the very same instant as the referee signalled a LCFC corner kick. I wasn't close enough to say which was correct however the fact that they managed to cross on live tv looked absolutely awful. I noticed the referee holding his hand to his headphone ear several times in the game, so wonder if there was a comms problem. Some other decisions where free kicks were not awarded did not look good either.
I would be interested to see the ratio of free kicks given within 10m of the halfway line to challenges made, compared to free kicks given within 10m of either penalty area to challenges made. Safe refereeing springs to mind.