Liverpool may very well be hit with a £25,000 high-quality for “ill-discipline” following their controversial 2-1 loss to Tottenham on Saturday. The Reds have been diminished to 9 males earlier than Joel Matip bundled the ball into the again of his personal internet to seal the sport in north London.
Curtis Jones was the primary to go after receiving a straight purple for a excessive problem on Yves Bissouma that triggered appreciable debate amongst pundits. Gary Neville vehemently disagreed with the decision and said {that a} yellow card would have been extra appropriate.
“A yellow is true however they’re checking it,” mentioned Neville on commentary. “No, no, no. I do know while you’re doing somebody, I’ve achieved it myself, he wasn’t there to do somebody. They’re exhibiting the top movement which seems to be unhealthy, however that is not the way it’s ended up there, his foot simply slipped off the ball.
“It is not a purple card however he will get one and it will damage the sport in all probability.” In the meantime, former Spurs winger Andros Townsend felt it was the proper name underneath “the letter of the legislation”.
Diogo Jota was the following to be despatched down the tunnel after choosing up a second yellow card for a reckless problem on Future Udogie that’s anticipated to price Liverpool £25,000 – the same old punishment for any aspect that accumulates six or extra playing cards in a single match.
This comes after the PGMOL apologised for a “vital human error” which led to Luis Diaz’s aim being wrongfully chalked off. It regarded as if the Colombian had put his workforce 1-0 up within the first half after his aspect have been diminished to 10 males, nevertheless, on-field officers dominated that Diaz acquired the ball in an offside place regardless of the outstretched leg of Cristian Romero showing to play him onside. VAR then didn’t intervene and overturn the choice after taking a better take a look at it.
A press release from the PGMOL after the sport learn: “PGMOL acknowledge a big human error occurred through the first half of Tottenham Hotspur v Liverpool.
“The aim by Luiz Diaz was disallowed for offside by the on-field workforce of match officers. This was a transparent and apparent factual error and may have resulted within the aim being awarded by VAR intervention, nevertheless, the VAR didn’t intervene. PGMOL will conduct a full assessment into the circumstances which led to the error.”
