PGMOL has provided an explanation for why Liverpool did not receive a penalty in the last moments of their Premier League match against Manchester City.
The Reds could have won crucial three points in the title race and taken a lead against Pep Guardiola’s Man City.
As it was, at Anfield, the points were shared. After John Stones’ opener, Alexis Mac Allister’s penalty kick in the second half tied the score, and the home team had plenty of opportunities to score more as they controlled the second half.
The Reds believed that in the last minute of stoppage time, they ought to have been given another chance from the spot. Jérémy Doku’s high boot caught Mac Allister in the chest, resulting in an extended VAR check.
The game ended shortly after VAR official Stuart Atwell ultimately chose to uphold Michael Oliver’s ruling made on the field. However, the decision infuriated the fans, and at full time, Jürgen Klopp angrily confronted the referee.
The ECHO claims that PGMOL’s justification for the decision was: “VAR said that Doku played the ball.”
“It is a massive decision for the VAR,” Dean said before the decision was confirmed. “He got a tiny touch on the ball but the follow-through caught him full in the rib cage. I wouldn’t be surprised if they sent the referee to the screen.”
A high quality match that showed the class of both the teams will be remembered by a controversial moment ultimately.
Even though it looked like that Doku got the ball first but he was out of control with that challenge and was lucky to escape punishment for that.
A draw looked like a fair result in the end as Man City dominated the first half while Liverpool were better in the second.
Where is the tape recording of the VAR? Why didnt he go to the screen…?
Make a change from Liverpool benefitting from the endless VAR checks in their favour
Are you blind durrrrrr.
That is laughable. You benefited from the decision against Everton which ultimately gave you the league by one point from us. If that had been given Liverpool would have been champions. Anyway all of the charges against you we will have the last laugh when your stripped of your titles and relegated.
Never scousers fault always cheating robbing ,let’s chat about getting all English teams banned for for 4 years or heyselor Hillsborough.no shut the fk up
It is dangerous play regardless if there’s malicious intentions or not or whether he played the ball. It is an absurd excuse to try to brush it away!
That challenge weather doku got the ball or not was a foul and a penalty should have been awarded.
Had that challenge happened anywhere else on the field I have no doubt a yellow card would have been awarded because it happened in the penalty area to award a penalty was a game changing decision one that VAR were not going to allow had a penalty been given it still has to be scored.
You could see the relief on faces of the City players when they got the decision.
Before that incident Man City were under so much pressure and mistakes were being made doku included
Ha Ha Ha No Penalty End Off Move On Again We’ll Get The Yappy Liverpool Supporters Once Again And Again And Again And Again 🫵👋🫵👋🫵
You sound more relieved than confident with your remark.
Are you blind or are you silly how can you lift your foot so HIGH and gets away with it. LFC FOR LIFE..
handball and karate kid in same action.
On the replay (with slow motion) that I saw, the ball hit Mac’s chest, then Doku. So he never played the ball, it hit him. Does VAR have another excuse?
you are so blind liverpool should of got a penalty. liverpool should of won that game, man city are so lucky.
fake var check . is penalty
Irrespective of whether he touched the ball,it was a high tackle which in itself is a foul.Apart from the actual impact of the boot on Mac Allistairs upper chest.This is a complete dis Grace.Any where else on the field this incident would have been deemed as a foul,and, possibly a “RED CARD”.Even the previous game between Liverpool and Forest where Salah was ribbed of a goal where. VAR ruled offside but refused to show proof by failing to show proof of the offside incident.How convenient.The same with the gam against Tottenham.And so I can go on and on about the official of VAR ‘S BIASM.against Liverpool yet Liverpool proves them wrong in the end through perseverance and just playing their game.But who disciplines the referees for these vital,yet deliberate mistakes.
That’s a foul & a penalty, period. Bt, unfortunately wasn’t given. It’s truely a disgrace to the VAR operators & the refree. Bad for the game regardless of the teams & timming of the foul, jst seconds to the end of the game. Shouldn’t these culprits be punished for such?
What’s the difference between Mane challenge on Ederson and Doku’s challenge Nothing Both players foot is high dangerous challenge Mane got sent off Doku didn’t
The problem is that Man City are still getting away with prem murder – other teams after them have been deducted points. City still roam free and it seems that they will never be sanctioned. THE FA is killing the game – sanction lower budget teams and leave the big backed alone. No other club would have had that penalty not given. If it were in Liverpool’s box – we know what would have happened. And i am not even a LUFC fan