The VAR Fallout: Fans React to the Shocking Blunder in Liverpool vs Man United

Liverpool and Manchester United locked horns at the weekend in the Premier League in what is one of the most fiercest rivalries in English football. Arne Slot‘s Liverpool headed into this one as one of the only unbeaten sides left in the Premier League, while Manchester United have had a rather mixed season thus far. And, it went the way many fans saw it going as the Reds came away from Old Trafford with all three points thanks to a brace from Luis Diaz and a goal from Mohamed Salah. This led to both Diaz and Virgil van Dijk being named in Alan Shearer’s Team of the Week. Slot ended up revealing his simple tactics for Man United vs Liverpool, which disgusted Roy Keane. However, a former Liverpool player now thinks he spotted an error made by VAR that went completely unnoticed in the game… Neil Mellor says Liverpool should have had a penalty vs Man United in big error by VAR VAR has already come under scrutiny this season with a potential error in the Arsenal vs Brighton game. The one thing that fans and pundits up and down the country have a real issue with is in the inconsistencies that you see from referee to referee in the Premier League. And, now Neil Mellor believes he’s spotted an incident that appears to have gone completely unnoticed by VAR at Old Trafford. Taking to his personal Twitter account, the former Liverpool man shared two images of an incident where Noussair Mazraoui took the back of Cody Gakpo’s leg, advantage was played but not looked at by VAR. In a game that had very little controversy in terms of VAR, this does appear to have been an incident that’s gone completely unnoticed as it’s a clear penalty. Neil Mellor, former footballer and football pundit at the Premier League match between Sheffield United and Liverpool at Bramhall Lane on December … Photo by Richard Sellers/Sportsphoto/Allstar via Getty Images Where do Liverpool and Man United go from here? Liverpool now find themselves on maximum points from their opening three games without even conceding a goal, which puts them second to Manchester City on goal difference. Slot’s men will be keen to keep up their momentum over the international break, whether away on international duty or working with the Dutchman at the AXA training centre. On the other hand, Manchester United and Erik ten Hag have an awful lot to ponder. It comes as a big concern that the Red Devils aren’t even on a level to compete with Liverpool anymore. Ten Hag was even spotted throwing a water bottle after Mohamed Salah’s goal. It now looks as if Jim Ratcliffe’s decision to keep Ten Hag on as manager appears to be backfiring after their FA Cup final win over Manchester City, with the wheels falling off already.