Your morning Liverpool headlines for Monday, May 15
Liverpool involved in major VAR review with Howard Webb set to break silence
Liverpool's trip to Leicester City on Monday could feature a VAR first as Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL) chief Howard Webb will reportedly be a guest in the Sky Sports’ Monday Night Football studio.
The technology has frequently been under the spotlight since its introduction in the English top-flight. This season, in particular, there have been growing calls for the audio between the match referee and the officials at Stockley Park to be aired in a bid for more clarity over contentious decisions.
In a report from The Mirror, it claims that the Premier League will trial letting spectators hear conversations between the referee and VAR officials for the first time since the introduction of the technology with Webb joining pundits Jamie Carragher and Gary Neville from 6:30pm, an hour-and-a-half before kick-off at the King Power Stadium.
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The former referee will talk through some footage of a number of high-profile calls throughout the season, with the conversations between referees and VAR officials heard.
This means there may be clarity over the decisions surrounding the Reds. Including incidents involving Diogo Jota or Oliver Skipp during the thriller at Anfield last month. The Tottenham Hotspur midfielder was involved in a late lunge on Luis Diaz connecting with the Colombian's ankle but escaped punishment.
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'That's why' - Bruno Fernandes sends top-four warning to Liverpool after Manchester United win
Bruno Fernandes has acknowledged the importance of Manchester United's 2-0 win over Wolves as Liverpool attempt to hunt down their Premier League rivals.
Erik ten Hag's side secured a vital victory on Saturday afternoon thanks to goals from Anthony Martial and Alejandro Garnacho, moving four points clear of the Reds in the process.
Liverpool will look to keep pace with United by beating Leicester City on Monday evening, though will be fully aware the race to claim a top-four finish has now been taken out of their hands after this result at Old Trafford.
Recognising the value of his team's triumph, Fernandes told MUTV: “It was a must-win because we know that we need points to get the position we want to get the top four. We did our job properly and that's why we got the three points. They [Wolves] are a really smart team, they defend really well. They are compact, it's difficult to go through their lines. They have quality on the ball.
“They have players with pace up front and they are really good technically, so we had to be aware of the counters, we had to be aware when they had the ball, we had to have the right press on them. So, I think we did really well, [it was] a professional performance and that's why we get the points.”
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