Especially when it was in VAR when Jordan Pickford decided to end Virgil van Dijk’s season and he didn’t even get a yellow card.This was the easiest decision Coote had to make all season and he was wrong. Odegaard’s hand went to the ball. If it is outside the penalty area, it is 100% foul. So what difference does it make if you’re in the penalty area and not anywhere else on the field?
This was surprising. He is so poor and dirty. It doesn’t make sense that it was rejected by VAR. Odegaard cringed when he saw Salah push the ball past him, and so did we all. That shouldn’t negate the fact that it’s a great game, but it’s an outrageous decision and can’t be ignored. Coote must then be suspended for two weeks. Who knows how much of an impact this will have in the future? These bad decisions can make the difference between winning a race and finishing second. We’ve covered Luis Diaz’s disallowed goal debacle at Tottenham Hotspur and now we’re dealing with another baffling decision. When will it stop? If it’s a 50/50 decision, I can relate. But it was clearly a penalty, so what stopped Coote from scoring it? Moving on to VAR, we have to give Arsenal credit for making it an entertaining game.
Unlike Manchester United, they came to Anfield with a clear purpose and were proud of their achievements. They are improving as a team under their manager and you can clearly see how they have progressed.The draw with Arsenal was a better result for Manchester City than any other game. They will be pleased with how this went and grateful for the opportunity they now have to catch Arsenal with us.
If De Bruyne is good, they will be back in contention. Don’t be mistaken. Trent Alexander-Arnold could have won it for us if we had gone forward and hit the bar in the second half. It was a coincidence because it wasn’t an actual pass thrown in front of you. If our striker is in this position, he will direct it and take the ball out of his feet. Trent was looking for power, so he gave it a bit of a push, but the effort and sprint he put in to get to that point showed how much it meant to him. He once again became one of the best players on the pitch and was very influential. The assist on Salah’s goal was outrageous. Lesions begin to appearThe loss of Kostas Tsimikas was a huge blow on Saturday night, with the absence of Andy Robertson a particularly painful injury for him. Now we don’t have a right back brother, so that’s a big concern. Robertson will be back at least next month. It would be great. But until then you’ll have to wait.We need to get Joe Gomez healthy.
Because losing him would create serious problems. Gomes is a versatile gentleman who can play on the left, right or center back. This is what makes him such a valuable asset to the team. He can come in from the left while Tsimikas is out. Now that James Milner has gone, others will have to step in where needed.
I am very concerned about the level of results we are seeing every week in the Premier League. How Martin Odegaard missed Saturday night’s handball match against Liverpool is a complete mystery. I was commentating the game and watching from the stands and how could the referee Chris Kavanagh not see it? It was completely open. David Coote, who ran the VAR system, felt the incident was not worth sending Kavanagh to the pitchside monitors. I honestly can’t believe it. I have had problems with Coote in the past.
