Arne Slot claims VAR has worked against Liverpool all season after controversial Benjamin Sesko goal in defeat at Man Utd

Arne Slot has fiercely criticised the officiating standards following Liverpool’s painful 3-2 defeat to Manchester United, claiming a “complete pattern” of VAR decisions have gone against his side this season. The frustrated manager highlighted a controversial Benjamin Sesko goal that involved a suspected handball, lamenting his team’s recurring defensive errors and bad luck.

Slot believes a clear trend of officiating calls have punished his team all season after United secured a 3-2 victory. The hosts completed a first league double over Liverpool since the 2015-16 campaign. A pivotal moment arrived when Sesko scored despite the ball appearing to brush his hand. Following a lengthy VAR review, the goal stood. “If it was a touch [by Sesko] which I think it is — in a ball sport it has a certain curve and it changes — it must be a contact then we should have a debate is that enough to disallow a goal,” Slot told reporters. “I don’t think it is a surprise to anyone this season that if there is a VAR intervention it goes against us. It has been the whole season the same.”