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As the OP suggests the lino may have flagged due to home support pressure . In the same sort of way that you would never expect to get a pen at Old Trafford or Anfield VAR can only even out on the side of the not so big clubs (that's us ) and is why I support it . Not because of the technology but more that I don't trust the officials to make the right call under pressure .

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Officials have been advised if they are not sure if there is an offside let play go on and if there is a goal then put your flag up. I'm sure this was what happened yesterday.

I only saw this on TV and there is no way an official could say for certain if this was offside or not.I understand that when this is so they give there decision to the attacking side.

Personally I was against VAR and I still are.

There are still many decisions like fouls that VAR is being used for but in the end are being discussed whether the decision was right or wrong like Liverpool's penalty yesterday.

The pyramid to beat all pyramids!!

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Find out what team is in which division, eg which division is Coppull United in?

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The VAR officials probably got their decision correct as their wasn't a 'clear and obvious error' made by the ref.

With VAR we now have two things to talk about in if there were any mistakes or not but the ref's is the most important where fouls are discussed so as you say big clubs at home will still get away with close calls.

The pyramid to beat all pyramids!!

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Find out what team is in which division, eg which division is Coppull United in?

This post has been merged from a topic called 'VAR so far...' by bexleydave

Mane felt the contact and went to ground.
There was certainly sufficient contact to warrant a penalty and a foul would have been awarded if it was outside the box.
Albrighton went down with his head in his hands which would suggest he knew it was a penalty.

No penalty, football cannot be free of contact.

The player clearly dived and should have been red-carded.

Just when I was getting happier with VAR.

The ref gave it under Anfield home team pressure, thought VAR would have seen the end of that.

Plenty of work to do.

I stand by my comments.
Some have a different viewpoint but such is the nature of football debates.
Nothing more for me to add.