The Premier League was compelled to issue two Arsenal VAR statements in response to the referee chaos that occurred in Liverpool.

Arsenal, for the second weekend in a succession, were left with inquiries regarding the referee. Mikel Arteta’s team was once again left frustrated after the 2-0 loss at Bournemouth, which resulted in William

Saliba’s dismissal, which incited anger among the club’s travelling away supporters and online followers. Rob Jones converted his yellow card to a red at the Vitality Stadium following a VAR review that suggested verifying the decision through the pitchside monitor. Liverpool ultimately held Arsenal to a 2-2 draw on Sunday, with Anthony Taylor serving as the pivot. Virgil van Dijk appeared to kick out twice at Kai Havertz in a minor provocation between the two players early on, and lengthy VAR checks were once again in effect. In the first half, Gabriel Martinelli perceived that he was fouled while situated between Trent Alexander-Arnold and Ibrahima Konate. The Premier League’s Match Centre, an official X – formerly Twitter – account, stated that the referee’s decision to not award a penalty for Konate’s challenge on Martinelli was verified and affirmed by VAR, which determined that Konate had won the ball. Arsenal players were left dissatisfied with the decision of Taylor and Stockley Park officials to not award them a penalty, as the score was 1-1 at the time. The wrath had transformed into joy by the halfway point. Declan Rice’s inch-perfect cross resulted in the arrival of merino. However, the confirmation of that objective necessitated an external evaluation.

The VAR verified the referee’s decision of goal, as there were no attackers in an offside position, according to the Match Centre. On commentary, Gary Neville expressed his dissatisfaction with the pace of Michael Salisbury and Darren Cann in their roles as assistant VAR and VAR. The referee discourse was not concluded at that point. Taylor did not make any friends in the Arsenal squad or fanbase as he blew an early opportunity during a play that would have resulted in Gabriel Jesus tapping in for a late winner, with only seconds of normal time remaining. The Brazilian appeared perplexed upon observing that Taylor had already terminated the game, while Kai Havertz was also perplexed after his attempt struck the post. Initially, Havertz leapt alongside Liverpool defender Ibrahima Konate as the ball deflected off his bicep, but it was a football.Taylor deemed Jakub Kiwior’s challenge on Dominik Szoboszlai to be unlawful, according to London.