Jarrod Bowen reveals talks with referee after Liverpool goal and VAR confusion
Liverpool-linked winger Jarrod Bowen offered his sympathies to the club and hopes there can be a swift resolution to VAR's problems after seeing the mistake that incorrectly ruled out Luis Diaz's goal against Tottenham.
The Reds have made positive strides forward on Tuesday as it was confirmed the club were in receipt of the official audio footage of the referee and VAR's discussions that led to the Colombian's perfectly legal opener chalked off for offside, as per yesterday's request to PGMOL.
In the aftermath Bowen - who has been touted as a potential replacement for Mohamed Salah should his festering transfer links to Saudi Arabia come to anything - was describing to Sky Sports his primary headache with VAR.
As an attacker he revealed he is always cautious of celebrating in case the goal is ruled out, always checking with West Ham coach Kevin Nolan to get the green light. He even had the worry when scoring for the Hammers at Anfield nine days ago.
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"I ask him for anything. I think I asked him for the Liverpool header last week - there was no chance I was offside but I just wasn't sure," the Englishman admitted. "You never know what it is going to get pulled up for.
"You do kind of second guess now. I think in the moment unless you look around and the ref hasn't given a foul or the linesman's not got his flag up, you know you can celebrate, but it's almost like 'am I celebrating for nothing here?'"
Explaining how he had watched Diaz's disallowed goal back after the event, it is Bowen's belief seemingly that the VAR
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