Match of the Day pundits Jermaine Jenas and Micah Richards strongly believe that Liverpool's second and third goals against Crystal Palace should not have stood.
Jurgen Klopp's side took the lead in the first half against the Eagles with a Virgil van Dijk header, and added further strikes through Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Fabinho.
Arriving at the back post in the 32nd minute of the match, Chamberlain controlled a floated Andy Robertson pass before slotting past Vicente Guaita to double the Reds' lead before the break.
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But a case has been made that Roberto Firmino, who was stood in an offside position ahead of Chamberlain and attempted to head the ball, influenced the decision-making of defender Tyrick Mitchell.
Any player who makes an attempt to engage with the ball when offside is deemed to be interfering with play, and it's for that reason that Jenas is certain the goal was wrongly awarded.
"I think it is offside, personally," he said on Match of the Day.
"The minute that Firmino goes for this ball, he becomes active and affects the decision of Mitchell at the back post.
"Mitchell knows where Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain is and, as the play develops, he has got a decision to make. I think he feels like 'Well, I've got to pick up Firmino because he is closest to the ball. But if he's not there, Firmino, Mitchell drops a little bit deeper."
Richards, a former full-back himself, added: "You've got to make a decision, and Firmino affects the game here massively. I can't believe this has been given.
"You have to get into an area where you can affect the game - Firmino has made Mitchell go into a position and has jumped as well.
"If someone is in front of you and you have a man behind you, of course it has affected the play. It makes no sense.
"He [Mitchell] jumps, and wouldn't have jumped if Firmino wasn't there. It was an absolutely ridiculous decision."
And the controversy didn't end there.
Jota won Liverpool a penalty late on in the match after colliding with goalkeeper Vicente Guaita, despite referee Kevin Friend originally not pointing to the spot.
The Bristol-born official later signalled for a penalty following a pitchside VAR referral, leaving Vieira and Palace up in arms.
Labelling this as a 'ridiculous' and 'one of the worst decisions this season', Richards did not hold back when providing his assessment of the Reds' third goal.
Asked if he thought it was the correct call, he said: "No, not at all.
"This is one of the worst decisions I've seen this season, if I'm being totally honest.
"The referee is in a great position, has a clear view and the on-field decision is that he doesn't give it.
"Jota has nicked the ball away there and he is running to the keeper. It is a ridiculous decision. The referee goes to the monitor and goes against the decision that he has given.
"Someone at VAR has told him to go there, but why don't you just be strong and stick with your own decision?
Commenting on the issue now facing top-flight officials, Jenas added: "The referees have not only lost all control of what is going on in the league at the minute, but they've also lost all the faith and trust in the managers.
"Those meetings are completely pointless now to these managers. They sit in them, they listen, they tell you things will change and then decisions like that are being made.
"There are times when it's not the fault of VAR, and I like VAR as a system, but I don't know why people are interfering in that situation. That is not a clear and obvious error to tell the referee to go and look at the monitor."
