Liverpool v Man City.

[Scum-Triumphant]

Cracking game and a great moment stolen by VAR.
Just give the goal and move on.

By going back and doing it all by the letter of the law. No one benefits.

Liverpool still lose the game but now also lose their best player for 3 games.

Chekri loses a great moment and goal from his own half.

Football fans lose an iconic moment.

[mellowmiller]

Absolutely disgusting decision by VAR.
It's slowly killing the game....I hope it never comes to the EFL.

[uttis]

Saw this and thought the 2nd half anyway was a great match, I have not and do not like VAR I am totally baffled by the decision and couldn’t be bothered to watch the “experts” pick the bones till 8pm, games gone, as said let’s have a bit of common sense 1-3 to City for me

[Grist_To_The_Mill]

Absolutely disgusting decision by VAR.
It's slowly killing the game....I hope it never comes to the EFL.

Why?

It was one of the few things VAR got right

Agree on var not wanted in the EFL

[Grist_To_The_Mill]

Saw this and thought the 2nd half anyway was a great match, I have not and do not like VAR I am totally baffled by the decision and couldn’t be bothered to watch the “experts” pick the bones till 8pm, games gone, as said let’s have a bit of common sense 1-3 to City for me

Why no understand?

Player clean through on goal just a tap in and he?s pulled back. Red card offence so a sending off

[Brin]

Why no understand?

Player clean through on goal just a tap in and he?s pulled back. Red card offence so a sending off

As an ex Ref, the decision was 100% correct. You can't bend the rules just to please the viewers/fans. Although I really do agree what fury it all caused.

VAR was voted for and brought in by the majority vote. Rules are rules end of.

[Scum-Triumphant]

I disagree. How can the Liverpool player be sent off for denying a goal scoring opportunity when the goal was scored?

Complete lack of common sense and I still don?t know who benefitted apart from Liverpool?s next opponents because their best player is suspended. .

[Derbymiller]

Yes the applied the letter of the law, but they don’t apply the letter of the law all the time do they. VAR doesn’t cover all aspects of the game, so we have no idea how many times a ref sees something that under the letter of the law should be treated a certain way and they let it go, get it wrong. There is no perfect system but that wasn’t a decision that felt right, imagine that was the last game of the season that decision would have given Liverpool 6th place and Brentford 7th place, it would have been a lot more controversial then. However it was a good game.

[Jocksgloves1]

Maybe the Liverpool player shouldn't have pulled City player back?

[Scum-Triumphant]

The other point that it is a farce is.

Why didn?t the ref blow the whistle when the Liverpool player pulled him.

The answer is because he played advantage. The advantage was gained and then he took the advantage away by have the game re-referred by VAR.

[Heliosphan78]

I disagree. How can the Liverpool player be sent off for denying a goal scoring opportunity when the goal was scored?

Complete lack of common sense and I still don?t know who benefitted apart from Liverpool?s next opponents because their best player is suspended. .

It all happened pretty quick but essentially the ref played the advantage when Haaland was pulled back. But then Haaland drags the Liverpool player back preventing him clearing the ball so he's had to pull play back.

That's basically what Gary Neville was saying anyway.

[Brin]

Yes the applied the letter of the law, but they don?t apply the letter of the law all the time do they. VAR doesn?t cover all aspects of the game, so we have no idea how many times a ref sees something that under the letter of the law should be treated a certain way and they let it go, get it wrong. There is no perfect system but that wasn?t a decision that felt right, imagine that was the last game of the season that decision would have given Liverpool 6th place and Brentford 7th place, it would have been a lot more controversial then. However it was a good game.

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[Brin]

I disagree. How can the Liverpool player be sent off for denying a goal scoring opportunity when the goal was scored?

Complete lack of common sense and I still don?t know who benefitted apart from Liverpool?s next opponents because their best player is suspended. .

Buddy, at the time the foul was committed, the ball had not crossed the line, although it was heading that way.

The letter of the law was applied and rules are there for that reason. Yes it took all the joy and momentum from the game, which was a good one.

Think of the worst case scenario, I don't think it will ever happen, but it could.

You let that goal stand for the 'good of the game' It's the final game of the season and both A.rsenal and City are on identical points but City are 1 goal better off having been granted 'that goal'.

Result on the final day, both A.rsenal and City win with the same scoreline. City win the title by 1 goal difference! There would be the biggest meltdown ever in Premiership football if that were to happen. Rules are there to be imposed if an infringement takes place as it covers all eventualities and possibilities.

What didn't help was that the Ref didn't blow for the foul and VAR intervened to apply the letter of the law.

[Ericsladkilnhurst]

Great game of football, the free kick by Liverpool, & the save by City goalkeeper were worth the entrance fee.
Then we have the spice to the game at the end, with football rules winning the day.