Some supporters have been left confused on Monday night time after 's second aim towards was allowed regardless of Curtis Jones initially showing to be in an offside place on the VAR replay. Jones hammered a dipping half-volley on the spin previous Daniel Iversen to make it 2-0 to Liverpool within the first half - however some viewers have been satisfied the aim ought to have been dominated out for offside.
And that was due to a VAR error. Because the officers first checked out whether or not Jones was offside, they paused the display screen and drew the strains displaying the Liverpool midfielder was clearly past the final defender.
However the VAR Chris Kavanagh shortly realised he had really drawn the strains on the mistaken second. He had accomplished so when Cody Gakpo was enjoying the ball to Mohamed Salah, quite than when Salah was enjoying it into Jones.
That was not proven on Sky Sports activities on the time, nevertheless, who lower to a digicam shot of referee Craig Pawson as a substitute. However when the strains have been accurately drawn, it was proven that Jonny Evans' heel performed Jones very narrowly onside.
That meant Liverpool in a short time doubled their benefit on the King Energy Stadium - although it didn't cease the confusion on social media with many wrongly adamant the aim shouldn't have stood. The house workforce, who're dealing with relegation to the Championship, have been booed off by their very own supporters on the half-time whistle.
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It solely bought worse afterwards too with Trent Alexander-Arnold scoring a elegant free-kick to make it seven wins on the spin for Jurgen Klopp's Champions League-chasing aspect. Alexander-Arnold was stuffed with reward for fellow scouser Jones post-match.
The precise-back advised Sky Sports activities: "It is not simply been tonight [that he's stepped up], I believe [it's] since he got here into the workforce once more. He is a lad who clearly would have needed to play extra all through the entire season.
"However he has stepped up when he has bought his likelihood and I believe that is all you are able to do. He has proven his high quality on and off the ball. And he has undoubtedly impressed everybody.
"He has set requirements for himself and we have to maintain that as a workforce and himself, he has bought a stage now that he must hit each sport. Immediately was an excellent night time for him and helped the workforce win the sport."
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Whereas his supervisor Klopp mentioned: "He improved rather a lot, so I believe plenty of issues got here collectively. You shouldn't overlook he's nonetheless a younger boy and one or two years in the past he performed tremendous video games for us as effectively. Then he had a troublesome spell with accidents.
"This yr was particularly dangerous. He might watch plenty of soccer, he might perceive the sport higher and it seems to be actually like that. Each targets have been completely distinctive. I'm not certain they have been actual possibilities.
"First with the left foot, an analogous aim to the final aim he scored [vs Tottenham]. The second is a brilliant end. He's in a great second, actually cool."