Kavanagh named as referee for Liverpool v Chelsea Carabao Cup remaining

The referee has been chosen for the Carabao Cup remaining between Chelsea and Liverpool.

PGMOL have introduced their collection of officers for the eagerly-anticipated remaining, which can happen at Wembley on February 25.

However, the id of the referee is unlikely to please Liverpool supervisor Jurgen Klopp following earlier incidents. 

Mark Scholes and James Mainwaring would be the assistant referees, with Tim Robinson named because the fourth official and John Brooks overseeing VAR. 

The referee has been chosen for the Carabao Cup remaining between Chelsea and Liverpool

Chris Kavanagh has been named because the referee for the ultimate. 

Klopp was furious when Kavanagh didn’t award Liverpool a penalty throughout their 1-1 draw with Arsenal at Anfield on December 23.

The Liverpool boss was adamant that his facet ought to have been awarded a penalty for a handball from Arsenal captain Martin Odegaard.

After the sport, Klopp mentioned: ‘The penalty state of affairs is a bizarre state of affairs, I do not know if the ref can see it, however you take a look at it and I’m undecided how one can say it isn’t a penalty.’ 

Klopp was additionally crucial of Kavanagh in his post-match press convention. He mentioned: ‘I did not see it within the sport, I noticed it after and I feel all of us agree it was handball. But I all the time wait till Mr Dermot (Gallagher) explains it the subsequent day (in his position as a TV analyst) what’s actually the case.

‘He will discover a approach to clarify to me why it was not handball. For me it is a clear handball. I don’t know if it could have influenced the outcome.’

In February 2021, Klopp was offended after Kavanagh gave Everton a penalty towards Liverpool within the Merseyside derby. The incident associated to Trent Alexander-Arnold fouling Dominic Calvert-Lewin the world.

Gylfi Sigurdsson scored from the spot, with Everton continuing to win 2-0.

Chris Kavanagh has been named because the referee for the Carabao Cup remaining at Wembley

Liverpool supervisor Jurgen Klopp is unlikely to be proud of Kavanagh’s appointment

Klopp felt Liverpool ought to have been given a penalty towards Arsenal in December for a handball by Martin Odegaard

Klopp mentioned after the sport: ‘I actually suppose it’s unfair to ask me as a result of everyone asks me that query, so it means everyone thinks it was not a penalty. But that’s not actually essential as a result of the referee thought it was a penalty.

‘So I wished to speak to him after the primary few interviews I had however he left already. I simply wished to ask what did he see as a result of when the VAR calls you over to the sideline then I feel he’s doubtful concerning the determination.

‘But he wanted solely a second (to resolve). So he went there, had a glance and provides a penalty, so he clearly noticed one thing different individuals did not see. I have never seen it again but however everybody who speaks to me tells me the identical. How can or not it’s a penalty?’.

Kavanagh awarded Everton a penalty in 2021 for a foul by Trent Alexander-Arnold

Kavanagh was on VAR obligation when Liverpool’s Andy Robertson was despatched off towards Tottenham

Furthermore, in December 2021, Klopp was offended after Andy Robertson was despatched off in a 2-2 draw towards Tottenham.

Kavanagh was on VAR obligation for the sport, with Liverpool additionally feeling that then-Tottenham striker Harry Kane ought to have been despatched off.

After the sport Klopp commented on Robertson purple card as he mentioned: ‘It’s a transparent, completely 100 per cent a purple card,’ Klopp mentioned about Robertson’s dismissal. ‘If Andy Robertson’s foot is on the bottom his leg is damaged. Luckily for each it was within the air, nevertheless it’s nonetheless a purple card. The ref noticed it otherwise.’

Klopp was additionally massively crucial of Kavanagh’s efficiency as VAR.

Klopp mentioned: ‘We noticed it again and sure you can provide a purple card there [for Kane]. It’s not the harshest ever however not the neatest as effectively and he is aware of that.

‘He misplaced it a bit bit. This purple card you can provide however this was proof that VAR was there immediately as a result of earlier than that we thought he won’t be in his workplace. I feel all of us agree that Harry Kane ought to have seen a purple card, and he did not.’