Football Twitter lit up on Saturday with one of the most incredible VAR moments we’ve ever seen in the Premier League.
We’ve seen plenty of mistakes and errors in recent years, but no one could quite believe it when VAR seemingly confirmed that Luis Diaz’s first-half strike was offside, despite appearing marginally onside, during Tottenham’s 2-1 win over Liverpool.
A PGMOL statement after the game confirmed that it was, in fact, the incorrect decision and absolutely bedlam reigned online. Here’s a taster of what went down.
The PGMOL have done the impossible: made Gary Neville feel sympathy for Liverpool Football Club™.
"PGMOL acknowledge a significant human error occurred during the first half of Tottenham Hotspur v Liverpool."
The PGMOL statement on the Luis Diaz disallowed goal. ???? pic.twitter.com/qC2C0jMsXD
— Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) September 30, 2023
PGMOL statement on disallowed Liverpool goal vs Spurs
We now go live to Liverpool for reaction.
So VAR has 'failed' on two occasions when Darren England has been in charge of a Liverpool game? pic.twitter.com/WabFIhMMyn
— Sam McGuire (@SamMcGuire90) September 30, 2023
Something tells me Spurs fans won’t have too much sympathy for Liverpool.
There’s a small child in a Liverpool cap crying in my block. Better than a trophy.
— Tottenham Independent Transfer Stories (@bankruptspurs) September 30, 2023
Even national teammates are having it out.
https://twitter.com/LFC_Fury/status/1708224394378592733
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One area where the VAR could improve is by completing the most basic task of their job, for starters.
VAR is a tricky system to get right, so much can go wrong, for instance what if the VAR just forget to look at stuff?
— Aidan Fitzmaurice (@FancyVegasPro) September 30, 2023
Here’s a novel idea: what if match officials got it right the first time? Crazy, I know.
PGMOL statements are so funny. You’d lose a match because of a refereeing decisions and they send out a statement saying that you’re right for being upset. And then just move on.
— Zito (@_Zeets) September 30, 2023
As it turns out, their explanation didn’t actually explain anything correctly.
So the VAR, Darren England, checked offside thinking the onfield decision was "goal."
It was a quick offside check because it was clear Diaz was onside, so he told the referee "check complete".
In telling the ref "check complete" he is saying the onfield decision was correct.
— Dale Johnson (@DaleJohnsonESPN) September 30, 2023
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Elsewhere, Roy Keane came out with the most Roy Keane quote possible.
“I don’t think I’ve ever done anything wrong” ????
Roy Keane takes no prisoners… Who could he be talking about here? ????
Watch here ???? https://t.co/2LzgTLSsHF pic.twitter.com/8ByJVpww8R
— The Overlap (@WeAreTheOverlap) September 29, 2023
Pep Guardiola had a bit of a senior moment in his press conference ahead of Man City’s trip to Wolves.
He kills me man pic.twitter.com/c8AWJCMtw4
— Sadiq???????? (@Origilista) September 29, 2023
So of course this happened.
"THE KOREAN GUY" pic.twitter.com/nd6WrdyEbc
— Wolves (@Wolves) September 30, 2023
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Meanwhile in Turkey, things are going well for Mauro Icardi…
❌ Galatasaray, penaltı atışından yararlanamadı! #TrendyolSüperLig #İSTvGS pic.twitter.com/qBNeuRPieX
— beIN SPORTS Türkiye (@beINSPORTS_TR) September 26, 2023
But wait! There’s an even better angle.
Icardi’s penalty today ???? pic.twitter.com/rDt7WxBiXP
— Kuzey ???? (@kuzeyfb12) September 26, 2023
Old Trafford has seen better days.
It was a wet one at Old Trafford today. The Glazers need to invest in fixing the roof of the stadium. ???? pic.twitter.com/5b2Ia6QUvo
— Kyle Hall (@KyleHall1996) September 30, 2023
That dastardly Arsenal manager had us all fooled.
Mikel Arteta says Bukayo Saka is an injury doubt#FPL managers take Saka out of their teams
Saka opens the scoring against Bournemouth
Arteta: pic.twitter.com/8bl1LPlXAa
— Match of the Day (@BBCMOTD) September 30, 2023
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Look, we’re just putting it out there.
At what point should we start harvesting Cedric’s body for cartilage, ligaments and limbs for our injured players? ????
— Ben (@EastStandBen) September 29, 2023
This is how much it meant to Lucas Moura to win a trophy with Sao Paulo.
???? Tinha que ser com você, Lucas! #RespondeAoCoração#MadeInCotia#VamosSãoPaulo ???????? pic.twitter.com/lcn70jwrFN
— São Paulo FC (@SaoPauloFC) September 24, 2023
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