In the space of eight minutes at the end of Liverpool’s trip to Nottingham Forest’s City Ground on Sunday afternoon, Alexis Mac Allister enjoyed and endured the full gamut of emotions which football—and VAR—can provide.
The Argentine midfielder blocked Ola Aina’s clearance which fortuitously flew past Forest goalkeeper Stefan Ortega in the 89th minute, wheeling away to celebrate a scarcely deserved three points for the Reds. However, a relatively swift VAR review would rule out Mac Allister’s unorthodox effort for handball, leaving the midfielder and his manager, Arne Slot, in a state of disbelief.
