It’s not like officials to commit a stupidity of epic proportions at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium at Liverpool’s expense, is it?
To pay tribute to Caesar, the right call was made to hand the visitors a lifeline after Dominic Solanke initially appeared to give the hosts the lead in the second half.
However, Stuart Atwell and VAR simply couldn’t keep the good times going, with everyone involved failing to properly penalize Lucas Bergvall for a second yellow card against Kostas Tsimikas.
The 18-year-old Swede scored the winner, with only one goal separating the two teams at the end of the match.
To be completely fair to Ange Postecoglou’s men, they were the ones who most deserved this result on the balance of play. However, there is no doubt that it will hurt Liverpool to see all their efforts to keep their clean sheet in north London fail.
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Arne Slot and his bench were understandably furious at the decision-making that punctuated the foul on Tsimikas and Bergvall’s goal in the 85th minute.
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Assistant Sipke Hulshoff could also be seen pointing angrily at the fourth official after the punishment was given.
-Another predictably imperfect day at the office for Stuart Atwell and his team.
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– Sky Sports Football (@SkyFootball)
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It’s worth bearing in mind, despite the raucous celebrations in north London, that Postecoglou’s men will only take a slim 1-0 lead at Anfield.
We will welcome the Champions League hopefuls to the red half of Merseyside on Thursday February 6.
See you soon then.
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