In the latter stages of Liverpool’s 1-0 win over Spurs, Andy Robertson put in a challenge which has caused the internet – and Jose Mourinho – to see red.
Some fans of rival clubs on Twitter have been using a still of the tackle to suggest that VAR is bias towards the Reds, in an attempt to tarnish what we’ve achieved this season.
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The still that the fans are using looks bad, but it doesn’t tell the full story – a sentiment backed by former Spurs striker Gary Lineker on Twitter.
The BBC MOTD host disagrees with another Twitter user on whether the challenge warranted a red card, based on the still image alone.
Yes, but stills never tell the proper story. Not even close to being a red card. https://t.co/Ea7RZVPznl
— Gary Lineker 💙💛 (@GaryLineker) January 11, 2020
We’re with Gary on this one – watching the live footage back, you can see that Robbo actually tried and succeeded in getting the ball.
You get this a fair bit on social media though – it’s just like when an image of someone ‘offside’ would get shared around, but it’s taken from the wrong angle, or when a ‘handball’ has been committed, but it’s again just the angle the photo is taken at. Without watching the full video, you can’t really tell.