Premier League rule could grant Jurgen Klopp Liverpool vs Tottenham replay wish

Jurgen Klopp believes Liverpool’s match against Tottenham Hotspur should be replayed due to the controversial decision to disallow Luis Diaz’s goal for offside.

Speaking at a press conference on Wednesday afternoon to preview his side’s Europa League clash against Union SG at Anfield, Klopp claimed that the game should be replayed as 'something like this has never happened'.

Diaz was flagged offside after scoring, but replays showed he was actually onside. But Darren England, the VAR, mistakenly believed the on-field decision had been to award the goal, leading him to tell Simon Hooper, the referee, that the check was complete.

Liverpool lost 2-1 thanks to a 96th-minute own goal from Joel Matip, and Klopp believes, although he also admits that it won’t happen, that the game should be played again.

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And according to leading sports lawyer Stephen Taylor Heath, co-head of sports law at JMW Solicitors, under rule L18, the Premier League could enforce a reply.

Speaking to the Mirror, he said: “Rule L18 outlines that the Premier League board has the power to order a league match to be replayed, provided that recommendation to that effect has been made by a commission under rule W51.

“In addition to this, under rule W1, the Premier League’s board has the power to inquire about any suspected breach of rules, including those made by a match official, while rule N4 ensures that each match official agrees to be bound by the laws of the game as well as any protocols and FA rules.

“In addition to this, under rule W1, the Premier League’s board has the power to