Liverpool restore a 13-point lead following a 1-0 win over Wolves, but there’s a huge frustration lingering around the Premier League at the moment over VAR controversial decision.
Wolves fans might feel agrieved the most by the result as Liverpool scored the winning goal, despite obvious handball by Virgil van Dijk leading to the goal.
They were also denied a goal by Neto due to an apparent offside from Jonny’s position leading to the goal.
Incredibly, it’s been calculated that 22 Premier League goals have been ruled out for marginal offside this season.
The decision ultimately decisive as Liverpool ended up with a another win.
It’s ridiculous,” Wolves captain Conor Coady told Sky Sports. “It’s not working. I can’t get my head around it. Decisions are killing us.
“VAR is affecting the game. Nobody likes it.”
Wolves boss Nuno added: “The decisions are being made miles away by a referee looking at a television screen. He does not feel the game.
“Anfield is amazing, but they were celebrating a non-goal – it doesn’t make sense. The referee should sustain their decisions because there is a referee miles away taking decisions of a lot of things that are happening here. Who feels the game? Who is inside of the game? Who feels the flow of the game? The distances of the game, the intensity of the actions, it is all from the referee.”
Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp said “VAR is about decision making. I would prefer if referees went to the screen because it is directly next to us and never used, I don’t know exactly why.”