Guardiola sends Liverpool stupid VAR message, demanding £80m after mistake
Liverpool FC’s morning round-up focuses on the ongoing aftermath of the shock VAR decision at Tottenham Hotspur against Liverpool.
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola
Liverpool returned to winning ways on Thursday night with a 2-0 win over Union Saint-Gilloise in the Europa League.
But the fallout from their 2-1 Premier League defeat at Tottenham Hotspur a week ago continues. As media were given access to senior managers ahead of this weekend’s home games, the VAR errors that cost the Reds a superb goal from Luis Diaz against Spurs continue to dominate the headlines. And in your Liverpool FC morning roundup, we get Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola’s thoughts on what happened. Plus, hear from a soccer financial expert about how costly the decision not to score Diaz could be. ‘Agreed’ – Pep Guardiola sends Liverpool a blunt VAR message after Jurgen Klopp’s replay demand
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has said Liverpool must accept a VAR error in their defeat to Tottenham Hotspur but hopes standards will improve. The Reds found themselves at the center of a technical dispute after VAR mistakenly disallowed Luis Diaz’s goal in last Saturday’s 2-1 defeat.
A “serious human error” was made at Stockley Park with audio footage of the incident illustrating the interaction between the on-field referee and those in the VAR centre. Guardiola could not be reached to discuss the technique and said the result was “done” because the error was “acceptable”.
A football financial expert has put forward £80m for Liverpool’s VAR error
A football finance expert has claimed Liverpool could lose £80million if they fail to qualify for the Champions League – and the points dropped at the weekend could be crucial. The Reds were on the wrong end of a VAR error against Tottenham Hotspur which saw their opener disallowed. Luis Diaz ran through and fired past Guglielmo Vicario, but a miscommunication between the on-field referee and VAR officials at Stockley Park led to offside.
The impact of a loss due to an error will not be felt until the end of the season in May. However, Dr Rob Wilson of Sheffield Business School said finishing in the top four could have an impact of £80m. “There’s a noticeable difference in prize money between the top two in the Premier League, around £5 or £6m, but Liverpool would still qualify for the Champions League and that’s a lot more than fifth,” he told BettingSites.co.uk. .