There were kit issues all around when Liverpool faced off with Crystal Palace

There was no shortage of talking points when Liverpool travelled to Selhurst Park on Saturday evening.

You had the narrative of Christian Benteke's first game against his former club since his summer move from the Reds. You had goals aplenty in a wide open first half. You had the kit issues. 'What kit issues?' you might ask... These kit issues. Fans watching the Premier League clash couldn't help but notice that the referee of the game, Andre Marriner, and his assistants were sporting a colour scheme that was strikingly similar to the Crystal Palace home strip. The officials' purple get-up was quite close to the red and blue combination that we're used to seeing Palace wear which begs the question 'Why didn't they just wear black?' https://twitter.com/udupa_tuttu/status/792410222165843968 https://twitter.com/JackLebeau66/status/792407021844893696 https://twitter.com/kevpsmith/status/792408247458205696 https://twitter.com/Anfield_RoadL4/status/792406855326765059 https://twitter.com/AK4INSURANCE/status/792406416195715072 https://twitter.com/cmwba/status/792406404753657856 https://twitter.com/palmwa32/status/792405417246781440 https://twitter.com/davecrawford84/status/792404579983949824 https://twitter.com/TonyEvans92a/status/792407201826664448 The other kit issue at play came with Liverpool's choice to unleash their 'Toxic & Thunder' kit for the tie. https://twitter.com/LFC/status/792398902301523968 The blinding luminous green aesthetic was always going to be a polarising one but there seemed to be far more supporters on the 'hate it' side of the divide. https://twitter.com/itsStephGee/status/792409078316269572 https://twitter.com/ethan09121996/status/792408139773730816 https://twitter.com/HCallumH/status/792399688184004612?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw https://twitter.com/TheFirminoWay/status/792399044110913537?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw https://twitter.com/mitchos/status/792403457235976192 https://twitter.com/boompareboom/status/792403420208476160 https://twitter.com/ReviewFootball/status/792398079551016960 And to think, all those observations were made during a thrill-a-minute first half. Imagine if the opening 45 minutes had been dull. Catch up with the latest episode of Football Friday Live