Liverpool will challenge the contentious red card given to Curtis Jones in Saturday’s loss to Tottenham.
In the 2-1 loss, the midfielder was sent off after just 26 minutes for a tackle on Spurs star Yves Bissouma. Diogo Jota was also dismissed from the game.
Former Manchester United captain Gary Neville criticized Jones’ decision to send off the 22-year-old after he made contact with the Mali international with his studs.
Referee Simon Hooper gave Jones a yellow card for the challenge, but after consulting the video assistant referee after being asked to do so by Darren England, he gave Jones a red card.
Jones has been suspended for three Premier League games, missing those with Brighton, Everton, and Nottingham Forest. Liverpool, on the other hand, plans to appeal and get the ruling reversed.
The Reds will be hoping for a similar result to when a red card was reversed for Alexis Mac Allister during a match against Bournemouth in August.
“The first red card, Curtis steps on the ball and goes over,” Jurgen Klopp stated of the dismissal. A decent attempt at a tackle. In slow motion, the effect is different. He dives headfirst into the ball and carries it over the net. That’s just bad luck.
On a contentious night in north London, Liverpool were left fuming as the PGMOL issued a statement immediately after the game concluding that Luis Diaz’s first-half goal should have stood.
The club from Merseyside issued a response statement on Sunday, saying they will now ‘consider a range of possibilities.
‘Liverpool Football Club recognizes PGMOL’s acknowledgement of their errors last night,’ the club said in a statement. It’s obvious that the rules of the game weren’t fairly enforced, which taints the competition.
We recognize the challenges that match officials face, but we believe that VAR should help relieve these difficulties rather than adding to them.
It’s disappointing that more time wasn’t provided so the right choice could have been made, and that no further action was taken afterward. The fact that these failures have been written off as “significant human error” already is likewise problematic. The review alone, in complete openness, should determine any and all results.
“This is critical for the trustworthiness of future decision-making since it is applicable to all clubs, with lessons learned being applied to refine procedures so that this sort of issue never arises again.
“In the meantime, given the obvious need for escalation and resolution, we will investigate the variety of options at our disposal.”
