https://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/liverpool-fc-statement-5
Boom - the club are NOT accepting it. I heard some Arsenal divvy on 5 Live (egged on by the ever-ludicrous Sutton, who doesn't want this all to turn into a witchhunt, you know?) fatuously compare Matip's error in scoring an own-goal with England's error of not ****ing knowing which way the on-field decision he is paid as much as a brain surgeon to review had gone. Yeah, well had Joel turned around and celebrated because he didn't know which way he was kicking you may have had a case, you gormless twat.
Oh, and as we'd probably expect when we're totally and utterly in the right, apart from the usual whataboutery we have the insidious 'Victims' and 'Victimpool' being lobbed at us all over social and broadcast media. How dare we be outraged by the second complete and utter breakdown by VAR in three years against us after the Pickford- Virgil unpunished assault. MacAllister being sent off against Bournemouth was a human error. So, tbf, was Jota not being sent off against Spurs last season (and Kane not being sent off the seasons before). We can all play that ****ing game. But the Pickford one and yesterday's debacle were not human error - they were gross incompetence and cases that would have seen professionals such as nurses, train drivers, air traffic controllers and firefighters face prison sentences in their lines of work, never mind summarily dismissal. Good on the club for not accepting this utter bullcrap - turn the ****ing screw, and get us Webb's head on a ****ing stick.
"Liverpool Football Club acknowledges PGMOL’s admission of their failures last night. It is clear that the correct application of the laws of the game did not occur, resulting in sporting integrity being undermined.
We fully accept the pressures that match officials work under but these pressures are supposed to be alleviated, not exacerbated, by the existence and implementation of VAR.
It is therefore unsatisfactory that sufficient time was not afforded to allow the correct decision to be made and that there was no subsequent intervention.
That such failings have already been categorised as “significant human error” is also unacceptable. Any and all outcomes should be established only by the review and with full transparency.
This is vital for the reliability of future decision-making as it applies to all clubs with learnings being used to make improvements to processes in order to ensure this kind of situation cannot occur again."
In the meantime, we will explore the range of options available, given the clear need for escalation and resolution.