New statistics about Liverpool and VAR errors have shocked fans on social media. According to TNT Sports, 20% of VAR errors this Premier League season have been made by Jurgen Klopp’s players. This corresponds to 4 out of 20 VAR errors. The highlight of the Premier League demolition earlier this season was Luis Diaz’s goal against Tottenham in north London last September. The Colombian striker scored but was disallowed due to controversy. The Reds lost that game.
It was just one of two losses this season. A VAR review showed that Diaz had caught the ball, but the glaring error prevented the referee from overturning his original decision. Claims that United benefit greatly from VAR decisions belie these statistics and will certainly be cause for concern at Anfield. This sparked an outpouring of reaction from X fans (formerly Twitter), some of whom discussed the VAR controversy and how it affected United. A fan said:”They don’t call it LiVARpool for nothing.”
