'Feel like prisoners' - Alisson makes 'incredible' VAR claim after controversy in Liverpool defeat
Alisson Becker has described the inability to criticise decisions as feeling like a 'prisoner' following Liverpool's 2-1 defeat to Tottenham Hotspur.
Simon Hooper, with the assistance of Darren England and Dan Cook behind the technology, sent off Curtis Jones and ruled out Luis Diaz's goal - which has since been acknowledged as the wrong decision.
The Reds finished the game in North London with nine men after Diogo Jota was also sent for an early bath for a second bookable offence.
Diaz's first-half strike would've handed Liverpool the lead, with the ruling prompting outrage, however, Spurs skipper Heung-min Son put the hosts in front.
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''My position is clear, everyone saw it," the Brazilian shot-stopper said in an interview with ESPN.
"I don't like talking about arbitration, nor can we talk about arbitration. Sometimes it feels like we are prisoners. When he opens his mouth, he is punished from all sides.
"We are human beings and we have to be outraged by this kind of thing. Yes, it's the fan's feeling. Our feeling too."
Alisson played another important role for the Reds between the sticks as he made crucial saves from James Maddison and Son in both halves.
Cody Gakpo restored parity, despite the numerical disadvantage, four minutes into first-half stoppage time. Jota's red card meant that Liverpool were forced to defend Spurs' onslaught late on with nine men, eventually, their pressure paid off as Joel Matip unfortunately undone their hard work after inadvertently scoring an own-goal.
The Liverpool goalkeeper expressed his hopes that the mistakes "stop happening",
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