Jurgen Klopp has called for Liverpool’s match against Tottenham to be replayed following a controversial VAR decision that cost the Reds the game.
Colombian forward, Luiz Diaz, was flagged offside after converting a pass from Mohamed Salah.
But replays showed Diaz was actually onside although Darren England, the VAR, mistakenly believed the on-field decision had been to award the goal.
This led England to tell Simon Hooper, the referee, that the check was complete.
After England and the assistant VAR Dan Cook were alerted to their mistake by the replay operator when the goal wasn’t awarded, they repeatedly said they could not intervene as the game had restarted.
Speaking ahead Liverpool’s Europa League home game against Belgian club, Union SG Klopp, quoted on Sky Sports, said the best solution is for the game to be replayed.
“It’s really important that as big as football is and important as football is we deal with it in a proper way.
“All the people involved, the on-field referee, linesman, fourth official and especially in this case VAR, didn’t do that on purpose. It was an obvious mistake and I think there would have been solutions for it afterwards.
“Some people probably don’t want me to say, but not as the manager of Liverpool so much, more as a football person, the only outcome should be a replay. That’s how it is. It probably will not happen.”
The German however pointed out that demanding for a replay might set a precedent.
“The argument against [a replay] will probably be if we open that gate then everybody will ask for it. The situation is so unprecedented that I’m 56 years old and I’m absolutely used to wrong decisions, difficult decisions but something like that as far as I can remember never happened.
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“That’s why I think a replay would be the right thing. If it happened again, a replay would be the right thing to do or the referee has the opportunity to bring both coaches together and say, ‘Sorry we made a mistake but we can solve it. Let Liverpool score a goal and we can start from there.’
“I’m not angry with anybody, not at all. We should not go for them. They made a mistake and they felt horrible that night, I’m 100 per cent sure. That’s enough for me, nobody needs further punishment.”
Asked whether the club had asked – or would ask – the Premier League for a replay formally, Klopp added: “At this stage, we are still going through the information we have.”
