Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has revealed he believes the recent fixture between the Reds and Tottenham Hotspur should be replayed in light of the egregious officiating error in the game.
Tottenham secured a big win over Liverpool last weekend, but the result has been called into question due to a massive mistake from the VAR officials which saw a Luis Diaz goal incorrectly ruled out for offside.
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Despite being down to ten men, Liverpool looked to have taken the lead when Mohamed Salah played a ball through for Diaz, who applied a fine finish past Guglielmo Vicario.
The PGMOL has since admitted that a serious factual error was made in disallowing the goal (Sky Sports). Audio footage from the VAR room has also been released, which appears to reveal a miscommunication was not corrected and the game was allowed to go on despite the goal not being given.
Spurs eventually won the game thanks to a first-half goal from Heung-min Son and an injury-time Joel Matip own goal via a Pedro Porro cross.
Both Ange Postecoglou and Jurgen Klopp have said very little on the matter after the game, until now.
Jurgen Klopp wants the Spurs game replayed
Klopp has commented on the situation and revealed what he hopes to happen to resolve the issue, but admitted it is unlikely to happen.
He said (via Fabrizio Romano): “I think the only outcome for the Tottenham-Liverpool game should be a replay. It probably won’t happen. I think it is so unprecedented it didn’t happen before.”
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I honestly cannot see the game being replayed. The decision and subsequent mistake have already been made, and you can argue that even if Diaz had scored, it wouldn’t have led to a Liverpool win.
Would Liverpool have to play with ten men from 25 minutes onwards to replicate the situation in a replay? There are just too many obstacles to making a replay a viable option.
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