Liverpool were denied victory by VAR as Andrew Robertson was penalised late on to allow Brighton and Hove Albion to rescue a 1-1 Premier League draw at the AMEX Stadium.
Diogo Jota’s ninth Liverpool goal looked set to clinch all three points for the Reds who could have moved three points clear of Tottenham at the top of the table, but the Reds’ work was undone right at the death during stoppage time.
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Robertson swung out a foot and clipped Danny Welbeck and, though referee Stuart Attwell spotted no infringement, he changed his decision once he consulted with his pitch-side monitor.
Twenty minutes into the game, Neal Maupay had drilled wide from 12 yards to let Liverpool off the hook in the first half, but this time Pascal Gross made no mistake.
It was a third VAR call of the game that went against Liverpool, with Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane having goals rightly ruled out for offside as Jurgen Klopp was left to rue the technology once more.
Liverpool skipper, Jordan Henderson, who was visibly animated following the award of the penalty has slammed the tragic intervention of VAR this season, the reds midfielder claims even Danny Welbeck himself has discredited the award of the penalty by Stuart Attwell.
Liverpool move up to the top of the standings, but would nonetheless be disappointed for not laying down a proper gauntlet to high flying Spurs who face a tough assignment this weekend when they meet Frank Lampard’s men on Sunday.
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