Liverpool fans, much like everyone else in the Premier League, are used to having VAR spoil most moments in a game and this happened against Burnley – with Dermot Gallagher sharing his thoughts on a key moment.
Speaking on Sky Sports about a possible foul by Alexis Mac Allister in the build up to Luis Diaz’s goal, Dermot Gallagher said: “I just think, if a foul is going to be given there it’s got to be by the onfield referee rather than VAR otherwise we’re re-refereeing a football match.”
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It would have been a remarkably harsh decision to pull that goal back for contact between two players but had Aaron Ramsey gone to ground – it could have been a different conclusion.
We should never encourage players to go down but it does feel as though anyone going to the turf has a much greater chance of a decision going your way.
You can watch Gallagher’s thoughts on Mac Allister’s ‘foul’ (from 0:18) via Sky Sports News on YouTube:
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I am not sure why that play was even discussed. It was two players coming together. Maybe MacAllister tried to win a foul but the referee did not fall for it, and play continued.
I am sure if a goal was not scored, we would not be talking about it or asking why a foul was not given.