Howard Webb previously awarded replay as Jurgen Klopp waits for Liverpool decision
Liverpool's hopes of replaying last weekend's Premier League match with Tottenham Hotspur may have been strengthened by Howard Webb approving such a situation during his time working in America.
Webb became the head of VAR operations in the MLS in March 2017, a post he held up until last summer before returning to England to become the PMOL's chief refereeing officer.
During his time in the United States, Webb was forced to issue an apology and replay a league fixture after a costly error was made during the 90 minutes of play. Indeed, a USL Championship contest between Miami FC and Pittsburgh Riverhounds in October 2021 ended 0-0, though the latter were denied what was a legitimate goal.
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Officials awarded a goal to Pittsburgh after a Miami free-kick ended up with one of their players passing the ball back to the goalkeeper, who failed to control the ball and saw it roll into the net. Rules state that a ball that crosses the line directly from a free-kick results in a corner for the opposition side, though this set-piece was first played short to a second player before making its way past the keeper and therefore should have stood.
The match officials incorrectly applied the rule relating to free-kick scenarios, leaving Pittsburgh coach Bob Lilley frustrated. "[The referees] said it was the first pass, but it wasn't, clearly," he said. "We've seen it, [Miami coach] Paul Dalglish (son of Kenny) has seen it, and even he said it was a goal. It was a perfectly good goal."
Following a review of this mistake, the match was restarted at at later date from the 67th minute -
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