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Jürgen Klopp said Liverpool were “at a disadvantage” against VAR once again as his team overcame a controversial penalty and a disallowed goal from Mohamed Salah to beat Sheffield United 2-1 at Anfield.
The Premier League champions tied on points with Everton at the top of the table thanks to Roberto Firmino’s first goal of the season and Diogo Jota’s header in the second half, but they had to come back when the VAR official, Andre Marriner, awarded Chris Wilder team a penalty for Fabinho’s tackle on Oli McBurnie. Mike Dean had conceded a free kick outside the box before the VAR improved the penalty to a penalty converted by Sander Berge.
“There was no fault,” said the Liverpool manager. “It has been six games this season and in three of them we have been on the wrong side of these kinds of decisions. We do not ask for an advantage, we simply do not want to be at a disadvantage. And that’s the situation. Grief gave Sheffield a proper boost. Until then they couldn’t reach us.
“Then we lost patience a bit but we scored a goal from our best attack in the first half, we scored a second goal and I don’t know if it’s offside or not. Then we got the second goal and Mo had an incredible opportunity. They also had their moments, but we defended with great hearts. It has been a difficult week with many minutes and tough opponents, so I am very happy ”.
Chris Wilder disagreed with the kickoff, saying: “I thought so. I have been informed that there could also have been another couple. I thought his reaction to the challenge was quite revealing. “
In general, the Sheffield United manager was satisfied with the way his team had played. “The performance was good, it had to be to come here and have a chance to get a result and I thought we had opportunities to get a result.
“There is a lot of disappointment in our dressing room. We got on the bus believing that we could get a result and we went back to the bus disappointed that we didn’t get it ”.
