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Yesterday’s Merseyside derby made headlines for a number of reasons, but particularly for two cases involving refereeing decisions that have been universally condemned by fans and neutrals. The first involved Jordan Pickford’s entry on Virgil Van Dijk inside his own box, who should have seen Pickford receive a red card, but it wasn’t. The second was Jordan Henderson’s goal in the 92nd minute, which was disallowed as Sadio Mane was apparently offside.
Liverpool have asked the Premier League to review the VAR decisions made during the match. According to Melissa Reddy, Liverpool will look for details on the part of Mane’s body that was allegedly offside, and the timestamp and frame used to calculate the VAR decision. Goal reports that they will also ask for an explanation as to why the VAR did not intervene during the Pickford incident.
The answer sought would come from the Professional Game Match Officials Board (PGMOL) – the organization in charge of referees and VARs.
What any official PGMOL explanation can do at this point, aside from initially appeasing or further incense to the club and its fan base, is as good as can be supposed.
Meanwhile, Virgil Van Dijk is consulting with a specialist to determine the extent of his injury as a result of Pickford’s challenge. In a third incident, a hasty entry by Richarlison also caused Thiago to be injured, but it was deemed less severe than initially expected.
