{"id":295317,"date":"2023-10-06T08:39:15","date_gmt":"2023-10-06T08:39:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?p=295317"},"modified":"2023-10-06T08:39:15","modified_gmt":"2023-10-06T08:39:15","slug":"liverpool-star-alexander-arnold-sends-message-to-klopp-over-replaying-spurs-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/soccer\/liverpool-star-alexander-arnold-sends-message-to-klopp-over-replaying-spurs-game\/","title":{"rendered":"Liverpool star Alexander-Arnold sends message to Klopp over replaying Spurs game"},"content":{"rendered":"
Liverpool star Trent Alexander-Arnold has called for his side to \u2018move on\u2019 from their 2-1 defeat to Tottenham last weekend when VAR wrongfully disallowed Luis Diaz\u2019s opening goal, which could have changed the outcome of the match. Jurgen Klopp has been particularly vocal about the mishap, claiming that the match should be replayed as he has never witnessed a mistake as significant previously.<\/p>\n
Having been reduced to 10 men moments earlier, the Reds were denied a shock opening goal at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday after Diaz was ruled to have mistimed his run before firing past Guglielmo Vicario. However, Cristian Romero actually played the winger onside, prompting an apology from PGMOL.<\/p>\n
The audio of the decision-making process has shown that VAR were aware that Diaz was onside but did not realise that the on-field decision was offside, therefore meaning that their call of \u2018check complete\u2019 was supposed to indicate that the goal was legitimate \u2013 only realising their mistake after the ball was back in play and ultimately too late.<\/p>\n
Plenty of players, managers and pundits have spoken about the incident since, but Alexander-Arnold has conceded that the team must now move on and focus on the future. He told Sky Sports: \u201cWe\u2019re just disappointed by it, by what\u2019s gone on, but it\u2019s not like me saying anything now is going to affect the decision that was made. It is what it is.<\/p>\n
Don’t miss… <\/strong> Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp not completely happy as four players picked out[LATEST] <\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201c(It\u2019s) Disappointing because of all the hard work that we put into the game as players and for us not to get the result, potentially, because of a decision elsewhere, a mistake not on our behalf, is not a hurt but\u2026 We move forward.\u201d<\/p>\n The message from the right-back could indicate a change in how Liverpool are now viewing the situation given that the Premier League has not once hinted that they would be willing to approve of the match being replayed. However, Alexander-Arnold\u2019s message could also be a call for his manager to use the fury to spark the team into improving, rather than dwelling on the \u2018human error\u2019 and calling for an on-field resolution \u2013 as he did during his Europa League press conference in midweek.<\/p>\n We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Speaking ahead of his side\u2019s match against Brighton this weekend, Alexander-Arnold remained consistent with his view on the situation when asked whether the Reds would have \u2018trust issues\u2019 with VAR going forward. The\u00a0England international responded: \u201cI wouldn’t say trust issues. I think decisions are decisions, sometimes they go for you and sometimes they go against you. What happened on the weekend for us as players and as a team is very disappointing and frustrating.<\/p>\n \u201cBut it’s passed us. There is nothing we can do as players now; the game has gone. We have just got to move forward and put it past us. VAR is a system that is in place, and it is something we can’t control as players. We’ve got to put our trust in the referees and the officials that use it and hope that they get the decisions right, and at times they don’t and at times they do. We’ve just got to hope that they get the decisions right as much as possible.\u201d<\/p>\n