Alan Shearer insists Ten Hag can’t be laughed at following Liverpool VAR drama
Erik ten Hag not happy with decisions in the game with Arsenal
Manchester United head coach Erik ten Hag has received belated support from Alan Shearer in his public plea to prove Alejandro Garnacho’s goal was onside in their 3-1 defeat against Arsenal last month. The United boss was furious with the injustice of seeing Garnacho’s late strike ruled out before his side conceded twice in stoppage time to condemn them to a costly defeat, and Shearer thinks his complaints may now carry some weight in light of a fresh VAR controversy involving Liverpool.
On Saturday, Luis Diaz’s goal against Tottenham was chalked off despite replays clearly showing he was onside. VAR official Darren England has since come under fire after it emerged he had failed to understand what the correct outcome was.
The VAR decision to uphold the on-field decision for Diaz’s strike bears some resemblance to the decision to disallow Garnacho’s goal against Arsenal back on September 3. The score was 1-1 when Garnacho raced through in the 89th minute to strike home, only for the flag to be raised against the winger.
Replays showed afterwards the decision was marginal and the angle used by VAR officials to make the judgement was not lined up correctly with the players. After the game, Ten Hag claimed Garnacho was actually onside when using the camera angle adjacent to the United youngster, but the decision had already been made and United succumbed to defeat at the Emirates Stadium.
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The 53-year-old attracted some criticism for his apparent refusal to respect the officials’ decision. But Shearer has now called into question the validity of the decision now that doubt has emerged over the credibility of the VAR and its protocols following the Diaz incident.
“What this does, Gary, is that it throws chaos from now on going forward into VAR because whatever decision happens now, everyone is going to question it,” Shearer said on The Rest is Football podcast.
“It was last week or the week before, Ten Hag was moaning that that was never offside when they actually drew the line. You can’t really argue with it. Everyone was laughing at him because of that. “Now everyone is going to be thinking, ‘Hang on a minute, he said that it was never offside? Was he right?’ That’s always going to be thrown at them now.”
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In addition to Ten Hag’s comments, Gary Neville also questioned whether the correct angle was used before the lines were drawn to measure whether the 19-year-old was in an offside position.
The former United man, who widely condemned the decision while on commentary duty for the Liverpool game for Sky Sports and revealed that he has been ‘worried’ about VAR’s offside calls in recent weeks, has also hit out at Liverpool for their response to PGMOL’s apology.
“Jurgen Klopp handled the situation well last night after the game,” Neville wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter. “Most football fans will have had empathy with what happened and recognised it was wrong!
“However Liverpool’s statement tonight is a mistake! Talk of exploring all options ( what does that mean!!! ) and sporting integrity are dangerous phrases along with being vague and aggressive.
“Sorry we f@@@@d up was enough!! I said this last night. Sorry should be respected and not undervalued. This is a snap reaction that can always be wrong but I feel strongly about it.”
The fallout from Diaz’s disallowed goal continues to rumble on, with the Reds considering “escalation and resolution” after the incident resulted in “sporting integrity being undermined”.
In a club statement released on Sunday, the Merseyside club appeared to indicate that an apology would not be sufficient on its own after PGMOL accepted a ‘significant human error’ had been made. And it has generated a mass debate about the use of the video review system in the Premier League after the latest in a long line of errors.
Premier League referee England has been removed from VAR duties for Fulham’s clash with Chelsea at Craven Cottage tonight, along with VAR assistant Dan Cook. The pair were also taken out of the firing line after they were initially supposed to be on duty for the 1-1 draw between Nottingham Forest and Brentford.
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