Liverpool slammed for ‘dangerous’ response to PGMOL as Gary Neville weighs in

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Manchester United icon Gary Neville has insisted that Liverpool’s statement in response to their VAR blunder was “dangerous” and a “mistake” after the club insisted that sporting integrity was undermined. The Reds were incensed that Luis Diaz’s goal in their 2-1 defeat to Tottenham was disallowed for offside, despite the officials making an error and later admitting that it should have stood.

PGMOL admitted that a “significant human error” occurred when VAR was unaware that the on-field decision was offside, before confirming that a check had been completed and Diaz was onside – but the referee was accidentally told to stick with the decision that had already been made.

In response, Liverpool insisted that they would be exploring a “range of options available” as they felt that “escalation” was necessary after receiving an apology from PGMOL chief Howard Webb, but Neville felt that the club statement was over the top.

“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!

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“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.”

Liverpool’s response called for full transparency in the PGMOL’s review of the incident, while the club’s stance on the situation was made perfectly clear in that they would continue to push for further action to take place – after the VAR and assistant VAR for the game were dropped from their duties for Sunday and Monday’s fixtures.

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Liverpool’s statement read: “Liverpool Football Club acknowledges PGMOL’s admission of their failures last night. It is clear that the correct application of the laws of the game did not occur, resulting in sporting integrity being undermined.

“We fully accept the pressures that match officials work under but these pressures are supposed to be alleviated, not exacerbated, by the existence and implementation of VAR. It is therefore unsatisfactory that sufficient time was not afforded to allow the correct decision to be made and that there was no subsequent intervention.

“That such failings have already been categorised as ‘significant human error’ is also unacceptable. Any and all outcomes should be established only by the review and with full transparency.

“This is vital for the reliability of future decision-making as it applies to all clubs with learnings being used to make improvements to processes in order to ensure this kind of situation cannot occur again. In the meantime, we will explore the range of options available, given the clear need for escalation and resolution.”

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