Arsenal can empathise with Liverpool’s frustrations with VAR following their recent defeat to Manchester City in the Premier League.
The Reds were on the receiving end of a number of controversial decisions in their draw with Tottenham Hotspur last month.
In the 2-2 draw in North London, Liverpool felt Spurs striker Harry Kane should have been sent off for a tackle on Andy Robertson.
In the same game, Robertson was shown a red card and Liverpool also felt they should have been awarded a penalty after Emerson royal tangled with Diogo Jota.
Neither incident was checked by referee Paul Tierney on the pitchside monitor, despite him later doing so before showing Robertson a red card.
Klopp spoke at length after the game over his frustrations with VAR and the referee on the day, Tierney.
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“The game would have been completely different with two key decisions the first half,” said Klopp.
“Robbo, we saw it back and you can give a red card. It’s not the harshest ever but it’s not the smartest as well. He knows that.
“He is a really good boy but he lost it a little bit so this red card you can give.
“This is proof VAR was there today but before that we thought he might not be in his office because of the two other situations.
“I think we all agree that Harry Kane should have seen a red card and he didn’t.
“The penalty decision, Mr Tierney told me he thought Diogo Jota stopped on purpose and wanted to get hit.
“If you watch the situation back, it’s a very exclusive view.
“It’s really difficult to do these things that quickly. I’m not sure why it was a very quick decision from him. He saw it and I’m not sure he was prepared for it or whatever, but if you watch the situation, how can he (the referee) react that quick?
“It’s a clear penalty but he thought it was clearly not a penalty. Wow.
“That’s obviously two wrong decisions from him I would say and one right, and all three against us.”
Arsenal had similar frustrations in their 2-1 defeat to Manchester City on New Year’s Day.
The Gunners wanted a penalty for an apparent foul on Martin Odegaard, but no spot-kick was given. Like Liverpool experienced at Spurs, the referee did not check the monitor despite Arsenal's appeals.
In the second half, despite referee Stuart Attwell not pointing to the point, after consulting with VAR he awarded a penalty following a challenge from Granit Xhaka on Bernardo Silva.
Arsenal assistant Albert Stuivenberg, who was standing in for manager Mikel Arteta who recorded a positive Covid-19 test, echoed Klopp’s views on VAR when giving his opinion on the decision in the Gunner’s defeat to Man City.
"It is a penalty but I am looking for consistency," Stuivenberg told Match of the Day.
"We have VAR in place so why not check yourself as a referee? That did not happen so it is disappointing."
Arsenal goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale was in agreement with Stuivenberg, and complained about the lack of consistency with VAR.
"I am basing it on both penalties - the inconsistency of going to the screen, the referee might have ruled it out straight away when he looked at it,” said Ramsdale.
"But it is the fact he went to look at it. Both in real time he said no penalty, but he only gets told to look at one. Theirs was soft but he gets told to look and has given it.
"I am at the other end of the pitch for our penalty shout. The goalkeeper comes out with his foot and he either catches him or the ball. The Bernardo one, he stood him up and it is got given.
"Penalties are penalties, but for us it is getting told to look at the screen."
