PGMOL chief Howard Webb apologized to Liverpool for the erroneously disallowed goal by Luis Diaz against Tottenham Hotspur, but the Reds might still face a fine from the FA because they received eight yellow and red cards.
Liverpool’s 2-1 loss to Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday might result in a £25,000 disciplinary sanction from the FA.
Following Joel Matip’s own goal at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in the 96th minute, the Reds, who finished the game with nine men, suffered a last-second defeat. Meanwhile, Luis Diaz had an earlier goal incorrectly disallowed for offside owing to VAR human error, the PGMOL revealed after the game, leaving Liverpool furious.
The ECHO has learned that PGMOL CEO Howard Webb did apologize to the club for the goal that was not permitted after the game. But given that it was far from the only incident in the club capital, it will provide the Reds with little solace after their tight loss.
Despite this, Liverpool’s woes might not be over after their “ill-discipline” in the city. Following VAR intervention, Curtis Jones of Jurgen Klopp’s team was controversially shown a straight red card for a tackle on Yves Bissouma in the first half in North London. Diogo Jota was also sent off for two bookable offenses shortly after the half.
Along with Peter Krawietz, the assistant manager, Alexis Mac Allister, Mohamed Salah, Andy Robertson, and Virgil van Dijk all received cautions. The Reds might face a fine as a result of the FA punishing clubs that receive more than five cautions in a game.
Every side that receives six or more cards in a single game is often fined £25,000. As a result, Liverpool will be penalized according to the text of the law.
The FA must now determine whether or not to take formal action. It remains to be seen if they will actually hold Liverpool to account or take into account the mistakes that backed the Reds into such a corner in the first place, though, given that the majority of the club’s cards were only a result of the way the game unfolded after officiating mistakes.
Despite their current lack of discipline, manager Klopp maintains that his team is not a filthy one despite Liverpool having had four players dismissed this season.
After his team’s defeat against Spurs, the German told reporters, “It’s important to me that people don’t start thinking we have so many red cards so we are a kicking team.” We don’t kick players, we swear.
“Alex didn’t receive a red card for his first infraction. Second is, in my opinion, for a typical foul. The third is related to that circumstance (with Curtis), and the fourth is that I find it puzzling how often you see 11-vs-9 matchups. We weren’t kicking Tottenham players, and it doesn’t happen very frequently. We were attempting a football game.
“The second yellow is perhaps a yellow, while the first yellow is not a clear yellow. That made things challenging.
Jones will face a three-game suspension that will keep him out of Premier League play until next month, and Jota will miss the Reds’ trip to Brighton the following weekend while serving a one-match suspension.
A potential one-match suspension for Mac Allister is also drawing near after he received his third booking of the year against Spurs. Any player who receives five cautions in his team’s first 19 Premier League games is subject to an automatic one-match suspension in the same league.
