PGMOL release shock Tottenham vs Liverpool statement after controversial VAR offside
The Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL) have released a statement after Luis Diaz's first half goal was disallowed during Tottenham's 2-1 win over Liverpool.
Diaz, who had been ruled offside by the linesman after running through on goal and finishing past Guglielmo Vicario,saw the decision confirmed by VAR after a review.
However, in a statement released after the game, PGMOL wrote: «PGMOL acknowledge a significant human error occurred during the first half of Tottenham Hotspur v Liverpool.
»The goal by Luis Diaz was disallowed for offside by the on-field team of match officials. This was a clear and obvious factual error and should have resulted in the goal being awarded through VAR intervention, however the VAR failed to intervene.
«PGMOL will conduct a full review into the circumstances which led to the error.
»PGMOL will immediately be contacting Liverpool at the conclusion of the fixture to acknowledge the error."
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Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp said after the game: «When you see [the offside goal] back it's really clear. Nobody did it on purpose. Whatever I say here just creates headlines.»
The German head coach also said: «It's not offside. Never. They drew their lines wrong. Someone opened their smartphone [at half time], we saw it on Instagram or Twitter or whatever.»
The decision was one of several that Klopp felt went against his side during a controversial game. The boss also felt that Curtis Jones had been sent off wrongly in the first half after the English midfielder saw his yellow card overturned after a VAR
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