It was truly the most devastating way to lose a football match.
After all the blood, sweat and tears that Liverpool's players expelled during the course of the match, they came away with absolutely nothing from the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday.
Joel Matip's 96th-minute own goal was the killer blow. It was Pedro Porro's cross that the centre-back — who had arguably been Liverpool's man of the match up until that point — shinned into the roof of his own net to make it 2-1 to Tottenham in the dying seconds.
It was the definitive moment of an enthralling match, but it now feels rather obsolete given the frenzy that has followed. The chaos that has ensued has come as a result of yet another VAR error, although this one is arguably the worst we have seen in English football.
Curtis Jones had already seen red when Luis Diaz rifled a fierce effort beyond Guglielmo Vicario with the game between Tottenham and Liverpool still goalless, but the Colombian's effort was ruled out for offside. Only it wasn't offside — as you likely already know — with the video assistant referee Darren England making a 'significant human error' by denying the Reds a legitimate goal.
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has since suggested a replay of the match is needed to maintain sporting integrity, although the Premier League is highly unlikely to approve such an idea.
A good idea?
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