Jamie Carragher makes Arsenal and Gabriel VAR point after Man City disallowed goal vs Liverpool
Premier League football is back after the final international break of 2023 and the first talking point involving VAR is already upon us. In Saturday lunchtime's top of the table clash between Manchester City and Liverpool, a goal was disallowed for an apparent foul on Alisson Becker.
Man City had opened the scoring at the Etihad Stadium in the first-half through Erling Haaland's 50th Premier League goal — becoming the quickest player to do so. Pep Guardiola's side made it 2-0 early in the second half when Ruben Dias tapped into an empty net, but the goal was disallowed.
Referee Chris Kavanagh initially ruled the goal out after protests from the Liverpool players claimed that Alisson had been fouled by Manuel Akanji with an arm on his right shoulder. VAR did check the incident and stuck with the on-field decision to keep the score 1-0.
The decision had sparked reaction on social media from supporters questioning the call, with Arsenal supporters astonished that Dias' goal had been ruled-out by Anthony Gordon's controversial winner against the Gunners wasn't earlier this month.
And after the 1-1 draw, Jamie Carragher and Daniel Sturridge discussed the moment. «There is a slight touch there but VAR decided it was a disallowed goal, and I think it's the right decision,» Sturridge said.
«For me, Liverpool and Alisson are extremely lucky,» Carragher added. «There's no way that if the referee gives that as a goal, VAR are giving that as a foul — no way in the world. A goalkeeper of his quality, it's hardly anything touching him.»
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