Jurgen Klopp knew what he was saying. Faced with an unprecedented situation, the Liverpool manager suggested an unprecedented solution; after Luis Diaz’s opening goal in Saturday’s defeat to Tottenham was incorrectly ruled out for offside, Klopp called for the match to be played again. “I think the only outcome should be a replay,” Klopp said. “That’s how it is. Probably will not happen.”
And nor should it. Liverpool have found themselves on the wrong end of the biggest VAR error the Premier League has seen but Klopp’s comments are unlikely to gather much support. Despite the release of the extraordinary audio from the VAR room, which confirmed just how catastrophic the blunder was, the Premier League have no intention of replaying the match. Liverpool have also yet to file a request and are still deciding their next move.
