Premier League issue Liverpool statement as Reds breathe sigh of relief

Liverpool were near thanking VAR John Brooks aft helium ruled retired an equaliser for Bournemouth successful their Premier League clash connected the South Coast, with the Reds up done Mo Salah's penalty

The Premier League person issued a connection aft Bournemouth saw an equaliser beryllium disallowed by VAR during their clash with Liverpool.

The Cherries had fallen down to Mo Salah's penalty, with VAR John Brooks besides progressive successful the determination to grant the spot-kick erstwhile Cody Gakpo was tripped. Soon aft that opener, David Brooks smashed successful a superb decorativeness for what helium thought was the equaliser.

But the celebrations were brought to a halt erstwhile the adjunct referee raised his emblem to awesome Milos Kerkez had strayed offside earlier sending successful a transverse to Brooks. The VAR checked the determination and recovered that Kerkez was comfortably offside, with the Premier League past confirming that decision.

A connection read: "The referee’s telephone of nary extremity was checked and confirmed by VAR – with Kerkez successful an offside presumption successful the build-up."

While Liverpool astir threw distant their lead, the visitors were praised for their nonrecreational show by erstwhile Chelsea prima Pat Nevin. The pundit besides urged Bournemouth to bash much to bring Justin Kluivert into the game.

"The game-management has been phenomenal from Liverpool. It's been a truly bully crippled and it's being played astatine a bully pace," helium told BBC Radio 5 Live.

"You cannot work it from present connected in. It could spell either way. I americium reasoning of Justin Kluivert, we person hardly mentioned his name. Bournemouth request to get him into the game."

VAR Brooks was cardinal successful the determination to grant a punishment to Liverpool. First, helium had to corroborate that Gakpo had been tripped, earlier past checking helium had been onside successful the build-up.

A Premier League connection read: "The referee’s telephone of punishment was checked and confirmed by VAR – with the situation deemed to person been a travel by Cook connected Gakpo. The VAR besides confirmed Gakpo was onside successful the build-up."

Salah stepped up to score, for what was his 20th extremity of the play successful the Premier League. The spot-kick took him to 177 strikes successful the top-flight, level with Frank Lampard successful sixth spot successful the Premier League apical goalscorers.

But The Bournemouth fans were near fuming with the decision, and could beryllium heard chanting "1-0 to the referee".