The goal by Liverpool was called out after Gary Neville spotted it on the VAR screen.

Gary Neville, a pundit for Sky Sports, has described what he witnessed on the VAR screens after Luis Dáz had a goal incorrectly disallowed for offside during Liverpool’s loss to Spurs.

The PGMOL has acknowledged that Luis Dáz’s goal in Liverpool’s 2-1 loss to Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday night should have stood.

Daz believed he had given the Reds, who were down to 10 players after Curtis Jones was sent off, a 1-0 lead in the first half, but the linesman raised his flag and VAR Darren England appeared to confirm the outcome.

However, the still image of the exact moment Mohamed Salah passed the ball put that decision into doubt, and sure enough, the referees’ organization later acknowledged that ‘a serious human error’ had taken place.

Dale Johnson of ESPN claims that England believed he was verifying a goal that had already been awarded, thus when he informed the referee that the check was finished, he was actually endorsing an erroneous offside determination.

Now, Gary Neville, who was commentating on the game for Sky Sports, has suggested that England may have instantly realized the error of his ways.

When the game continued, Manchester United legend Neville said on X (previously Twitter) that he was still examining the frame of Salah’s pass and questioned why the error wasn’t fixed.

“I’m pretty sure if you look at the refs face they were thinking of taking the game back and saying it was a goal,” he wrote.

The referee briefly appears to be ill. The VAR screen was stuck on the offside ruling while the game was still in progress on the gantry (you can’t view this at home).

They knew very much straight away but for some reason didn’t go back or can’t through rules go back!!”

According to the present regulations, the VAR decision cannot be overturned once the game has resumed.

As a result, as soon as Spurs took its free-kick for offside, the injustice was cemented.

After perhaps its largest mistake yet, there will be a larger conversation about whether the technology’s use has to alter or whether it should even still exist.

However, this seems like one pretty simple aspect that should be changed.

The whole purpose of VAR is to correct clear and obvious mistakes, and this was the clearest and most obvious of all.

This overly rigid application only results in more mishaps slipping through the cracks, and surely it would be preferable if play had been brought back once the reality of the situation had dawned on England, potentially only a few seconds later?

Liverpool won’t feel that justice has been done even after PGMOL’s admission. It has twice lost out on the Premier League title by a point, so it knows better than most that the fine margins can be decisive.

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Former player reveals hope at Liverpool redemption in Heaven – Still lives with regret

Former Roma striker Ciccio Graziani has admitted he is hoping to meet Liverpool icon Bruce Grobbelaar in heaven so he can avenge his famous missed penalty in the 1948 European Cup final.

Graziani has been speaking to Il Foglio, relayed by Corriere dello Sport, when the subject of that missed penalty came up.

Liverpool and Roma met in the final of the 1984 final in the Stadio Olimpico after runs that had seen them beat the likes of Athletic Bilbao, Benfica and Dundee United respectively.

The match was Liverpool’s fourth European cup final and Roma’s first and it would be the Reds who ended up as eventual winners, and spoiled the party, after a 1-1 draw between the two sides.

They could not be separated in normal time or extra time, with Phil Neal’s 13^th minute strike having been cancelled out Roberto Pruzzo.

It meant penalties ended up deciding the tie and after Steve Nicol missed Liverpool’s first Agostino Di Bartolomei converted Roma’s first, the Italians looked set for success.

 

However, Liverpool converted their next four while a miss from Roma’s Bruno Conti meant the pressure was on Graziani to convert to keep his side in it.

As he stepped up to the spot, one of the most famous incidents in European Cup history played out in front of him as Liverpool goalkeeper Grobbelaar started to wobble his legs in an attempt to distract his opponent.

It was a trick that worked at the Roma man placed his penalty over the crossbar, leaving Alan Kennedy to step up, convert and hand Liverpool their fourth European title.

Because of the goalkeeper’s actions it’s a moment that will forever live in the memory, and he’s hoping for a chance at redemption.

“I experience that regret as a part of me,” he said.

“I hope, however, to be able to relive that moment when Grobbelaar and I find ourselves in Paradise.

“Me again facing him, but this time, I am sure, the ball will not go out. This time I will put it in. This time it will be me exulting and dancing.”