Decision to disallow Luis Diaz goal for Liverpool gets more baffling with every look
Luis Diaz had a first-half goal disallowed for Liverpool in this evening’s Premier League clash against Tottenham, and it gets harder to fathom with each subsequent look.
The Colombian was played clean through on Spurs’ goal by Mo Salah and duly finished to the net, only for his joy to be swiftly cut short as the assistant referee’s flag was raised.
Gary Neville said in commentary for Sky Sports that he was ‘mystified’ by the decision, and the reporter providing live web updates for the broadcaster (18:04) was adamant that the 26-year-old ‘looked on to me’.
There was a very brief VAR check which came to nought, but when screenshots of the point that the ball was played through were shared on social media, they showed that Diaz looked clearly onside thanks to Cristian Romero’s outstretched left leg.
The more you look at it, the more baffling it seems that the goal was disallowed. Another Premier League game dogged by inexplicable refereeing calls.
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Gary Neville was left outraged by the red card shown to Liverpool midfielder Curtis Jones in the first half of their clash against Tottenham.
WHAT HAPPENED?
Jones was initially shown a yellow card for a challenge on Yves Bissouma, but play was delayed as VAR reviewed the challenge.
Referee Simon Hooper was soon called over to have a look at the replay and the punishment was soon upgraded to a red card.
THE BIGGER PICTURE
The sending off was a key moment in the game as Jones was sent off just 26 minutes in with the match still tied at 0-0.
Less than 10 minutes later, Luis Diaz had the ball in the net for Liverpool, but it was ruled out for offside and, shortly afterwards, Spurs went up to the other end and snuck in the opening goal through Son Heung-min.
WHAT THEY SAID
Neville predicted that the red card would be a turning point as he said it would spoil the match during the VAR review.
“A yellow is right, they are checking it. [VAR is] showing [referee Simon Hooper] the end motion, which looks bad,” Neville said while on commentary duty for Sky Sports.
“That’s not how it’s ended up there. His foot just slips off the top of the ball. Not for me a red card. He’s probably going to get one and it’s going to ruin the game, probably.
You can slow it down all day long and it looks like a leg breaker but I think he’s gone in genuinely and his foot’s just slipped over the top of the ball. My initial reaction as an ex player was that wasn’t a player looking to do the opposition player.
WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?
After Saturday’s game, Liverpool are in action against Royale Union Saint-Gilloise in the Europa League on Thursday, while Tottenham’s next match is away to Luton on October 7.
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