Sky Sports interviewer Geoff Shreeves offered an explanation as to why Sadio Mane was not shown a red card in the first-half for Liverpool against Chelsea.
In a pulsating 2-2 draw at Stamford Bridge, Mane was involved in an incident within the first minute of the game.
Challenging for a ball in the air with Blues skipper Cesar Azpilicueta, Mane caught the Spanish defender in the face while looking at the ball.
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A yellow card was produced.
Explaining to Azpilicueta why the Senegal attacker was allowed to stay on the pitch, Shreeves said: "VAR said that in their view it was reckless more than violent."
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Mane went on to open the scoring for the Reds when he pounced on a Trevor Chalobah mistake and rounded goalkeeper Eduoard Mendy.
Liverpool doubled their lead when Mohamed Salah finished midway through the first half.
Goals from Mateo Kovacic and Christian Pulisic before the break pulled the Blues level at 2-2.
Mane and Salah will now join up with their national squads for the African Cup of Nations.
