Liverpool fans insist Mo Salah was ‘NEVER OFFSIDE’ as the Egyptian was denied a record strike by VAR as the Reds beat Sparta Prague
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Liverpool fans have claimed Mo Salah was wrongly denied a goal by VAR in the club’s win over Sparta Prague.
In his first appearance since taking part in their win over Brentford last month, Salah came off the bench to replace Luis Diaz at the Epet Arena.
Within ten minutes of his return, Salah had the ball in the back of the net, connecting with a through ball from Dominik Szoboszlai and sweeping his line past Peter Vindahl Jensen.
The goal would have put Liverpool 5-1 up and seen the Egyptian become the first player in Liverpool history to score more than 20 goals in all competitions for seven consecutive seasons.
However, a subsequent VAR review ruled that Salah was in an offside position and ruled out the goal.
Mo Salah looked set to score a record goal in Liverpool’s win over Sparta Prague
But a VAR review ultimately ruled that the Egyptian had been offside in the build-up
Reds supporters on social media questioned the decision and asked why offside lines had not been shown in the broadcast
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The decision proved particularly contentious among Reds supporters on social media, with many insisting the video assistant had got it wrong.
One wrote: ‘Never offside, would be nice to see the “lines” on it’
Another agreed: ‘I’d love to see the lines on that Salah ‘offside’. He watched. There have been some questionable decisions in our European games this season.’
A further fan added: ‘Salah was in there and their goal was offside. Don’t understand the lines of this game at all.’
Despite Salah being denied his landmark strike, Liverpool would go on in the closing stages in the Czech capital.
In his own return to action, Szoboszlai would add a fifth goal for the Reds, scoring in the fourth minute of stoppage time to cap off a dominant performance for Jurgen Klopp’s side.
The result wasn’t all positive for the Reds though, with Ibrahima Konate bouncing off on the hour mark just days before a clash with Manchester City that could prove decisive in this season’s title race.