VAR CONTROVERSY: Dermot Gallagher gave in details his full explanation why the right decision was made not to award a penalty for Crystal Palace against Liverpool even after Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk was caught in the camera to have his arm on Marc Guehi

As former Premier League referee Dermot Gallagher announces his decision on the penalty claim involving Virgil van Dijk and Crystal Palace’s Marc Guehi, the latest news and rumors about Liverpool Dermot Gallagher, a former official in the Premier League, has explained why opting not to give Crystal Palace a penalty against Liverpool was the right choice.

Over the weekend, the Reds beat Crystal Palace 1-0, with Diogo Jota getting the game-winning goal in the first half.

Although Liverpool won all three points and stayed on top of the table, Palace thought they should have been given a penalty in the second half because Virgil van Dijk looked like he had his arm on Marc Guehi.

However, referee Simon Hooper and video assistant referees did not think the challenge was serious enough to award a penalty.

People have different opinions on whether Liverpool was lucky not to give up a penalty after what happened.

Sky Sports looked at what happened on Monday morning, with Gallagher, Sue Smith, Stephen Warnock, and host Rob Wotton all taking part.Gallagher talked about why the play involving Van Dijk wasn’t a penalty and was asked to compare it to another time when Chelsea defender Wesley Fofana seemed to hold West Ham’s Crysencio Summerville, which many people thought was also a penalty.

I thought it was a penalty because the player was on the ball, the ball started outside the box and was taken inside. It took so long to get that far, so it’s not the same as what happened between West Ham and Chelsea. “It was apparent that pre-season they sent out this message about repercussions, we’re a period of seven weeks in, I’m much happier with where we are with the endurance level.”