Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp had something new to say on VAR after its excessive use in their stalemate with Midtjylland on Wednesday night.
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp admits he is changing his opinion on the use of VAR after a frustrating night in Denmark.
The Reds drew 1-1 with Midtjylland in their Group D final fixture. With the Merseyside club already through to the next round, the result of that game whatsoever was inconsequential.
Mohamed Salah netted the club’s quickest Champions League goal after 55 seconds to break Steven Gerrard’s goalscoring record in the competition with his 22nd.
However, Klopp was largely disappointed with the excessive time-wasting by VAR in the evening.
Three second-half VAR decisions took extreme time to get their final verdicts. One which awarded the hosts a penalty to equalize through Alexander Scholz, another which denied the Midtjylland goalscorer a second, and a third which chalked off what would have been a late winner for Takumi Minamino affected the flow of the game.
“It just took too long. I think in the end, I didn’t see it back, the decisions were right but it was so difficult it took three or four minutes and it was cold for the boys,” Klopp said as per Sky Sports.
“It is really hard and I could hear people saying ‘Oh my God’. It took really long and it was really cold, which doesn’t help.”
“I used to be one of the people who said VAR is a good idea, I’m really not sure if I would say that again to be honest. But now we have it.”
Up next for Klopp and Liverpool is a trip to Craven Cottage to take on Fulham in the Premier League on Saturday.
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