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Alexis Mac Allister faces potential FA charge for Instagram comment after Liverpool’s defeat to Tottenham

After Liverpool’s loss to Tottenham, Alexis Mac Allister was very open about his thoughts.

Following Liverpool’s 2-1 loss to Tottenham on Saturday, Alexis Mac Allister could be charged by the Football Association for his statement on Instagram.

After being reduced to nine men, Liverpool suffered a heartbreaking away defeat until Joel Matip’s terrible own goal in stoppage time.

Luis Diaz’s strike was wrongly disallowed due to a VAR error, although the Reds should have been up when Curtis Jones was dismissed early in the first half.

Eventually, Heung-Min Son gave Spurs the lead, and after being beaten by Cody Gakpo’s equalizer just before halftime, Ange Postecoglou’s team won late on when Matip fired into his own goal.

The Liverpool midfielder vented his anger over the contentious loss on social media after the game.

Mac Allister responded to Cristian Romero’s article by saying, “Normal when you have 12 players.”

Romero immediately retaliated by saying, “Cry at home.”

The FA will probably launch an investigation into the remark for casting doubt on the referee’s honesty.

After Liverpool’s 4-3 victory against Tottenham the previous season, identical remarks were made by Jurgen Klopp, who was charged and handed a two-match touchline suspension.

Diaz’s goal was incorrectly disallowed by the Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL), and the VAR officials involved, Darren England and Dan Cook, have both resigned from their positions for their upcoming matches.

PGMOL acknowledged a serious human error happened during the first half of Tottenham Hotspur vs. Liverpool, according to a statement released following the game.

The on-field crew of match officials rejected Luis Diaz’s goal for offside. The goal should have been awarded as a result of the VAR’s intervention because this was a glaring factual error, but it did not.

“PGMOL will conduct a thorough investigation into the events that gave rise to the error.” At the conclusion of the game, PGMOL will notify Liverpool right away to acknowledge the mistake.

Liverpool also responded with a statement on Sunday night, denouncing the choice and announcing that they would now “explore a range of options.”

It read: ‘It is clear that the correct application of the laws of the game did not occur, resulting in sporting integrity being undermined.

We fully accept the pressures that match officials work under but these pressures are supposed to be alleviated, not exacerbated, by the existence and implementation of VAR.

‘It is therefore unsatisfactory that sufficient time was not afforded to allow the correct decision to be made and that there was no subsequent intervention.

‘That such failings have already been categorised as “significant human error” is also unacceptable.

Any and all outcomes should be established only by the review and with full transparency.

‘This is vital for the reliability of future decision-making as it applies to all clubs with learnings being used to make improvements to processes in order to ensure this kind of situation cannot occur again.

‘In the meantime, we will explore the range of options available, given the clear need for escalation and resolution.