Premier League: Liverpool release strongly-worded statement following PGMOL’s admission
Liverpool have released a statement following PGMOL’s admission that a significant human error was responsible for Luis Diaz’s goal not standing in Saturday’s defeat to Tottenham, labelling it ‘unacceptable’.
It reads: ‘We fully accept the pressures that match officials work under but these pressures are supposed to be alleviated, not exacerbated, by the existence and implementation of VAR.
It is therefore unsatisfactory that sufficient time was not afforded to allow the correct decision to be made and that there was no subsequent intervention.
That such failings have already been categorised as “significant human error” is also unacceptable. Any and all outcomes should be established only by the review and with full transparency.
This is vital for the reliability of future decision-making as it applies to all clubs with learnings being used to make improvements to processes in order to ensure this kind of situation cannot occur again.
In the meantime, we will explore the range of options available, given the clear need for escalation and resolution.’
