Not that I'm bitter...

[stratnumberone]

I have only ever seen this once and I’d had a few…. However, my over riding memory of the ref is that he had the whistle in his mouth in milliseconds and it was almost as though he was relieved to make such a big decision so early. I believe that fledgling VAR did what it still does as well: back up its mate the ref.

 

[JerusalemMan]

Have you heard the audio of the referring team discussing it?
They all pretty much immediately say it's definitely a handball.
Horrible

 

[glasgowspur]

We were never going to win that game, more importantly I don't think we were ever going to be allowed to win that game.
Anyone other than Liverpool and we would have won.

 

[glasgowspur]

I have only ever seen this once and I’d had a few…. However, my over riding memory of the ref is that he had the whistle in his mouth in milliseconds and it was almost as though he was relieved to make such a big decision so early. I believe that fledgling VAR did what it still does as well: back up its mate the ref.

It was the ref telling Hugo about the new rules that convinced me they were out to do us.

 

[Muttley]

I have only ever seen this once and I’d had a few…. However, my over riding memory of the ref is that he had the whistle in his mouth in milliseconds and it was almost as though he was relieved to make such a big decision so early. I believe that fledgling VAR did what it still does as well: back up its mate the ref.

Using the "clear and obvious" determination over the laws has been the biggest failure in VAR.

 

[yiddo37]

One of the worst days of my life, thanks for the reminder @thfcsteff

 

[elyid]

Haven’t ever rewatched this, as at the time it was unbelievable and heartbreaking to get done over by the ref so early in the game.

So, thanks for the reminder I guess

In a way it’s useful we don’t forget this, wish we had a manager who would reel off a list of dodgy ref decisions next time one goes against us and just call them out as corrupt (what’s the worst that can happen? A fine? That’s nothing really)