Jurgen Klopp demands repeat of Tottenham match following VAR error Aston Villa head coach Unai Emery has denied Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp’s request for a replay against Tottenham. Despite a grovelling apology and explanation from the PGMOL, Klopp is still enraged that Luis Diaz’s goal in the Reds’ 2-1 defeat last week was not allowed to stand.
VAR Darren England incorrectly assumed that the on-field judgment was to award Diaz’s strike. However, the assistant referee had ruled it out for offside, and England’s “check complete” declaration had mistakenly confirmed the incorrect decision Reported by Sport Co
Despite the fact that Liverpool did not make a formal request for a rematch, Klopp believes it is the only fair method to settle the Premier League match. Spurs went on to win 2-1 thanks to a late own goal by Joel Matip.
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“Something like this never happened, so I think a replay is the right thing to do,” Klopp remarked on Wednesday.
However, Villa tactician Emery has advised the German to simply accept the error and move on. The Spaniard noted that there were larger errors before to the advent of VAR, and there is little precedent for replays.
“Before when we didn’t have VAR, there were a lot of mistakes – more than now,” Emery said ahead of Villa’s Europa League clash with Zrinjski.
“Now I can accept some mistakes in VAR. There are only a few… small mistakes. Of course for Liverpool it was a big mistake in the last match against Tottenham but we have to accept because before, without VAR, there were more and more and more
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