Manchester United, Chelsea and Arsenal fans outraged by Liverpool VAR decision
Supporters of rival Premier League teams were divided over Curtis Jones' sending off against Tottenham earlier, while Luis Diaz's goal incorrectly ruled out for offside has caused outrage.
Liverpool were dealt their first loss of the new campaign away to Tottenham this evening. On the surface it came via a brutal sucker punch in the 96th minute, however delving deep there were a number of refereeing decisions that went the way of the home side.
The first came in the 25th minute when midfielder Jones was sent off. His right foot made contact with then accidentally slipped over the top of the ball when challenging Spurs' Yves Bissouma, resulting in a nasty-looking collision. Referee Simon Hooper took one look at a still image before opting to rescind the yellow card he initially gave in exchange for a straight red.
Former Manchester United defender Gary Neville was in opposition to the decision, saying 'it was never a red card'.
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And some who follow the Reds' top four and title rivals also denied it crossed the threshold of a red card. That included Chelsea supporters, who saw Malo Gusto sent off for a similar incident last weekend against Aston Villa.
Taking to X, formerly known as Twitter, they each said:
@ArsenalGunner92: "Terrible angle, never a red."
@OrangeMentosSzn, a Manchester United supporter: "This is why no english referee gets invited to the world cup."
@CFCMusti: "No chance its a red."
@Mobile_Junkee, another United fan: "Heart break for Liverpool."
@TC_UTD: "I think Neville is spot on in comms, the player is not trying to hurt his opponent
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