Rio Ferdinand says VAR had been mistaken to disclaim Chelsea two penalties throughout their 4-1 defeat to Liverpool on Wednesday and stated these calls may have modified the dynamic of the sport.
Jurgen Klopp’s facet dismantled Chelsea at Anfield on Wednesday night, with Mauricio Pochettino admitting the Blues had been clearly the higher facet on the night time.
Nonetheless, Chelsea had been denied two penalties in the course of the Premier League fixture – with Ferdinand claiming these two alternatives may have modified the character of the sport.
Virgil van Dijk leant into Conor Gallagher early on, forcing the Chelsea star to hit the bottom contained in the field. Referee Paul Tierney waved for play to proceed and VAR dismissed any penalty claims.
Van Dijk was on the coronary heart of the second incident too – clipping Christopher Nkunku contained in the penalty space. The incident was as soon as extra reviewed by John Brooks however he determined towards awarding the Blues a penalty.
Rio Ferdinand says VAR had been mistaken to disclaim Chelsea two penalties throughout their 4-1 defeat to Liverpool on Wednesday and stated these calls may have modified the dynamic of the sport
Virgil van Dijk leant into Conor Gallagher early on (above) and kicked Christopher Nkunku
Talking in regards to the second incident on the commentary, Ally McCoist was heard saying: ‘Has van Dijk kicked by way of him? Oh he does !
‘I will inform you proper now he does, that is a penalty. I believe that could be a penalty – he catches him along with his proper leg. You see the contact from Van Dijk there, oh it is a penalty all day. He catches his proper leg, little doubt about it.’
Whereas after the sport, Ferdinand stated: ‘I can’t consider VAR hasn’t seen that and never give the penalties. VAR is supposed to assist in these conditions.
‘How they’ve appeared on the these two incidents and never thought they had been penalties (for Chelsea).
‘I nonetheless suppose Chelsea had been nicely off it right this moment however these penalties may have modified the character of the sport.’
When requested for his opinion on the scenario after the sport, Pochettino stated: ‘In fact we had been seeing it on the iPad and we had been considering it could possibly be a penalty. It was unhealthy luck for us however that doesn’t change the sensation that Liverpool had been higher than us.’
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