Liverpool’s 2-1 defeat at Crystal Palace remains to be being debated, with a former PGMOL chief claiming our equaliser ought to by no means have stood.
Former referee questions Salah handball
Federico Chiesa’s 87th-minute strike briefly gave us hope of taking one thing from a tricky afternoon in south London.
However ex-FIFA referee Keith Hackett has insisted the objective ought to have been overturned after replays instructed Mo Salah dealt with the ball within the build-up.
Talking to Soccer Insider, Hackett was clear in his evaluation. “It’s obscure whenever you see on video replay the deliberate handball from Salah,” he mentioned.
“He comes into contact with the ball, however the referee doesn’t see it. Then VAR checks it and doesn’t come to the suitable resolution. That is handball. One thing isn’t proper.”
The previous referee went additional, suggesting a “relationship drawback, or a technical drawback” throughout the VAR course of after Chris Kavanagh and Matt Donohue did not intervene.
Liverpool left pissed off after dramatic end
The drama at Selhurst Park summed up what was a chaotic day. Palace took the lead by way of Ismaila Sarr, earlier than Alisson saved us within the contest with a string of saves.
After substitute Chiesa levelled, Eddie Nketiah struck in stoppage time to seal the win for the hosts.
It means our boss, Arne Slot, has suffered his first league defeat of the season regardless of probabilities for Alexander Isak and Florian Wirtz to vary the result.
The talk over VAR’s use will solely add to the frustration, particularly given the scrutiny on referees this season.
Hackett beforehand known as out Michael Oliver following his position in our victory over Burnley, and it’s clear the choices of different officers are once more making the flawed headlines.
With journeys to Galatasaray and Chelsea on the horizon, we are able to solely hope consideration strikes again to what we do on the pitch quite than yet one more refereeing controversy.
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