Jurgen Klopp was left frustrated after what he termed as “crazy decisions” by the officials during Liverpool’s 2-1 loss to Tottenham in Saturday’s dramatic clash at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
Klopp’s side finished the game with nine men after Curtis Jones and Diogo Jota got sent off, while forward Luis Diaz also had a goal disallowed by VAR.
In the first half, Jones was dismissed after a challenge on Yves Bissouma which was initially a yellow card offense, but after making a review on the VAR pitch-side monitor, referee Simon Hooper upgraded the card to a red.
Jota then got sent off for two fouls in quick succession on Destiny Udogie after the break.
In the end, Liverpool lost the game as Joel Matip’s last-gasp own goal subjected them to their first loss of the season.
“I was never more proud of the team than today. I never saw a game like this with the most unfair circumstances, crazy decisions,” Klopp lamented.
“The first red card, Curtis steps on the ball and goes over. Not a bad tackle. It looks different in slow motion. He steps full throttle on the ball and goes over the ball. That is unlucky.
“For Jota, first yellow was not a yellow. Then he gets a second and to defend with eight outfield players is tricky.”
On Diaz’s disallowed goal, Klopp said;
“The offside goal? That is not offside when you see it, they drew their lines wrong.
“The ball is between Mo’s legs, they drew the line wrong and didn’t judge the moment when Mo passed the ball right. It is so tough to deal with it.”
Less than an hour after the game, refereeing body PGMOL issued a statement conceding Diaz’s first half goal should have stood as the forward was onside on receiving the ball from Salah.
