Human VAR error does Liverpool in: Diáz's goal should have counted

Diáz opened the scoring for Liverpool after a fine pass from Mohamed Salah, but the goal was disallowed. The replay seemed to clearly show that the Colombian was onside, but the goal was disallowed nonetheless. Referees' committee PGMOL has apologized and spoke of a human error following the match.

What exactly went wrong? Referee Simon Hooper followed the advice of his assistant, who flagged for offside. However, Darren England, the VAR on duty, thought the goal had been approved on the field. Why England thought that is not known. The VAR checked the goal, found it was not offside, and thought it was aligning with the decision of the on-field officiating. PGMOL is launching an investigation into the incident. Liverpool lost 2-1 to Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday. After two red cards, Joël Matip scored an own goal in the final second.