Already after Saturday's meeting between Norwich and Tottenham, critical voices were raised against the VAR after Norwich forward Teemu Pukki got a goal sentenced after a VAR review. The criticism was not less after the Liverpool-Wolverhampton meeting.
Liverpool had the chance to take their 15th straight victory and thus extend their lead in the Premier League and took the expected lead after Mané scored his 10th goal of the season. The target was initially judged by hand but after a VAR review, the target was judged as correct.
- I knew it was a real goal so I didn't panic. Sometimes you are lucky, sometimes you are unlucky, says Sadio Mané after the match and the VAR assessment.
WAS just the beginning
Wolverhampton, without either Adama Traore or Raul Jimenez from the start, got up well and surprisingly managed to acknowledge the minute before the break through Pedro Neto - believed.
The target was sentenced after the VAR images showed a minimal offside in the moment before the target.
- I don't want to talk about anything to do with VAR, says Wolverhampton coach Nuno Espirito Santo after the game.
The reactions did not wait. On social media, experts, fans and journalists go hard at the technology and describe it as a joke and death for football.
"My thoughts go to football this difficult time ," Gary Lineker jokingly writes on Twitter.
“Football is a simple sport. 22 people chase a ball for 90 minutes and in the end, destroy WHERE. ” , Writes journalist Tom Williams.
Eventful but speechless after a break
Despite the doomed goal, Wolverhampton continued to chase a receipt in the second half. The team also swapped Traore and Jimenez which gave them extra weight and speed in the attacking game. The away team made an impressive second half and the chances of receipt were there - but there was no more goal.
Nor did Liverpool manage to do more despite a couple of chances that emerged when Wolverhampton moved forward for a receipt.
With the victory, Liverpool lead the league with 13 points ahead of Leicester and 14 points ahead of Manchester City, which tonight defeated Sheffield United by 2-0.