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Matt Addison

Dejan Lovren makes VAR joke as Liverpool defender flies into savage tackle on son

Liverpool star Dejan Lovren might not be able to train with his Reds teammates at Melwood for the time being, but he has still been getting in the practice with his son.

As the video above shows, Lovren has been playing football in his back garden with his son, Josip, and held nothing back as he flew into a sliding challenge.

Lovren captioned the video on his Instagram story: "VAR CHECKING POSSIBLE FOUL YELLOW FOR DIVING."

Former Liverpool star Daniel Sturridge was among those to comment on the post, saying: "Always saying we dive brate when you knew it was a foul. Smh."

Goalkeeper Adrian added: "Red card for the defender. It's dangerous play."

Liverpool are aiming to return to training in around a month's time, with Premier League clubs wanting to resume the 2019/20 campaign around June 8.

Having won the Champions League last June, Lovren and his Liverpool teammates are set to pick up their first league title since 1990.

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