Liverpool secured a 2-0 Boxing Day victory over Burnley, reclaiming the top spot in the Premier League.
Darwin Nunez and Diogo Jota scored for the Reds, though the scoreline didn’t fully reflect their dominance, with two goals disallowed and only two of their 10 shots on target finding the net. Jurgen Klopp’s side showcased their attacking prowess at Turf Moor, maintaining their title aspirations as they head into the final game-week of 2023.
After Nunez excellently bent home the opener in the first half, Liverpool’s attacking display continued in the second half, with a disallowed goal for Harvey Elliott following a VAR check. Mohamed Salah’s offside position, blocking the goalkeeper’s line of vision, resulted in the goal being overturned. Despite the disallowed efforts, Liverpool maintained control, securing a valuable win when Jota scored in stoppage time to top the Premier League table.
The offside decision regarding Mohamed Salah’s goal sparked controversy, with Steve McManaman describing it as ‘madness’ during Klopp’s post-match interview for Amazon Prime Video. The intricacies of the decision, including a possible push by Jordan Beyer affecting Salah’s offside position, fueled the debate after the match.
“He’s interfering because he got pushed into that position,” McManaman stated. “Secondly, the goalkeeper was never going to save it in a hundred years. It’s madness at times, it really is. Thankfully the result went the way of the manager standing here, because they were the better team.”
VAR – Vendetta Against Reds. The more times I watch a match involving Liverpool the more I am convinced that for some reason VAR personnel do not want Liverpool to win. They always find an excuse as to why they made such obviously horrendous decisions. How do any of them keep their jobs?.
They should be sacked the bald useless howard webbalike refs they put out there ,should had rid hooper after the spurs game
Replays get referees off the hook more than incriminate them.
“we used to have another law in football… called common sense”