Virgil van Dijk makes honest VAR admission after controversial Liverpool loss at Tottenham
Virgil van Dijk has admitted he is losing faith with VAR and believes Joel Matip will be fine after his fatal own goal in nine-man Liverpool's defeat at Tottenham Hotspur.
The Reds missed out on the chance to go top of the Premier League, following Manchester City's defeat against Wolverhampton Wanderers. They had the task of overcoming a confident Spurs side, blossoming under new manager Ange Postecoglu, but the job was made greater when Curtis Jones was shown a straight red card after 26 minutes.
Liverpool's encounter with the North London club wasn't short of controversy as the midfielder was sent off for serious foul play before Luis Diaz's goal was chalked off after allegedly straying offside. In the aftermath of the first defeat of the season for Jurgen Klopp's side, the PGMOL acknowledged the "significant human error".
In light of the latest controversy surrounding the technology, the Reds captain admitted that he is beginning to lose faith.
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"I'm losing faith is difficult to say," said the Dutchman. "The VAR should be absolutely clear and obvious with everything they're deciding on.
"I've seen the still back, I think on live TV there were no lines being shown. It's all a bit strange, I don't know who was in the VAR room and making that decision. It's not a good thing, it doesn't look well either. It is what it is, we lost."
Liverpool, despite playing with nine men, were on course to earn an unlikely point after a valiant display against Postecoglou's side, but deep into stoppage time, Matip turned the ball into his
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