Ryan Babel aims ruthless referee dig after controversial Liverpool defeat at Tottenham
Ryan Babel has reinvented his infamous referee comments following Liverpool's 2-1 defeat at Tottenham Hotspur.
Twelve years after the Holland attacker was fined £10,000 and warned over his future conduct fo posting an edited picture of former Premier League referee Howard Webb in a Manchester United shirt, he has done the same - only this time with Simon Hooper in a Spurs shirt.
Hooper, on-field assistants and the video assistant referees at Stockley Park are at the centre of the controversy in light of the decisions in the first defeat of the season for Jurgen Klopp's side.
The decision to send Curtis Jones off for serious foul play following a foul on Yves Bissouma and chalk off Luis Diaz's goal for offside have sparked debate. After the disappointment for Liverpool, the PGMOL acknowledged that there was a "serious human error" in ruling out the Colombian's effort in the 34th minute.
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"Players of LFC should be allowed to post this picture tho..." Babel posted on social media platform X, formerly Twitter, taking aim the officials.
In light of Liverpool's FA Cup exit to Manchester United in 2012 where the Red Devils were awarded a first-minute penalty and captain Steven Gerrard was sent off, Babel took to Twitter to fire at Webb.
The post featured the official wearing a United shirt captioned: "And they call him one of the best referees? That's a joke. SMH [shaking my head]."
Babel later apologised for his comments and posted: "My apology if they take my posted pic seriously. This is just an emotional reaction after losing an important game. Sorry
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