Liverpool have contacted the Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL) to ask for clarification regarding two controversial decisions in the Reds’ 1-1 draw with Aston Villa on Saturday.
Roberto Firmino’s last-minute equaliser earned the Reds a share of the spoils in their final home game of the season. However, it could have been a late winner had referee John Brooks not disallowed an earlier Cody Gakpo strike for offside after a VAR review.
The official, who Jurgen Klopp infamously celebrated in the face of during Liverpool’s 4-3 victory over Tottenham Hotspur last month, chalked off the Dutchman’s goal after being sent to check the VAR monitor for an offside in the build-up. He ultimately disallowed the goal after deeming that defender Ezri Konsa hadn’t made a deliberate attempt to play the ball, with his contact diverting it to Virgil van Dijk, who was standing in an offside position, earlier in the move.
