Liverpool have been cruelly denied a gap purpose within the Carabao Cup closing following a controversial offside name.
Virgil van Dijk thought he’d put his aspect forward after guiding a header previous Chelsea’s Dorde Petrovic, however a VAR assessment dominated the purpose out as a result of Wataru Endo blocked Levi Colwill off the ball. Endo was standing in an offside place when the free-kick was floated in, and deliberately blocked Colwill’s path because the gamers bumped into the field.
Officials asserted that Colwill would have been able to beat Van Dijk to the header had his path not been blocked, and dominated Endo’s actions unlawful.
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Reds followers on social media have been up in arms about it. One wrote on X: “That’s an absolute joke. Never seen an offside given for that before.” Another stated: “That decision is absolutely bonkers.”
A 3rd raged: “I think ruling this Van Dijk goal off is the end of football as we’ve always known it. A perfect attacking move and thumping header but cancelled out because of a millimetre or a slight bit of rough and tumble between two footballers. It’s pathetic.”
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It was the second purpose to be dominated out for offside within the recreation, with Raheem Sterling’s first half strike getting chalked off after Nicholas Jackson was judged to have been marginally offside within the build-up.
Controversy additionally struck when Moises Caicedo escaped a purple card after catching Ryan Gravenberch on the ankle with an unsightly studs-up problem. It seemed unintentional, however Gravenberch needed to be stretchered off.