Manchester United legend Gary Neville was not happy after Curtis Jones was sent off by VAR during Liverpool’s clash at Tottenham on Saturday evening.
Just 24 minutes into the match at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, Jones was booked for a bad foul on Yves Bissouma.
Many at the ground winced when the challenge was made given how the Liverpool midfielder’s studs went into the Spurs star’s shin and soon the Video Assistant Referee was called.
Referee Simon Hooper checked the incident on the pitch-side monitor before cancelling the yellow card and showing Jones a straight red, much to the annoyance of the player and his manager Jurgen Klopp.
‘I know when you’re doing someone, I’ve done it myself. He wasn’t there to do someone.
‘He is over the top, the ball is moving and it is certainly not a red, it looks worse than it actually is. His foot slips, it is not a red for me and this will ruin the game.
‘I maybe wrong, but I just do not know any more. In slow motion, you will come to the conclusion it is a red card. I do not think he has gone over the top to do him.’
Spurs were quick to take advantage of the one man advantage and 10 minutes later, Son Heung-min broke the deadlock thanks to some excellent build-up play from James Maddison and Richarlison.
‘This is a brilliant, brilliant goal,’ Neville said.
‘Maddison a pass of perfection, everything is right about this, the timing of the run and pass and Son gets in between [Virgil] Van Dijk and [Joel] Matip.’