Arne Slot exposes laughable refereeing inconsistency with unfiltered post-match verdict…

Arne Slot highlights the absurd inconsistency in refereeing with his candid post-match assessment.

After Liverpool’s frustrating 3-0 loss on Sunday, Arne Slot criticized the baffling inconsistency of refereeing standards in the Premier League.

While the Reds were clearly outperformed by Manchester City, they had valid complaints regarding two specific first-half calls – a controversial penalty given for an alleged foul by Giorgi Mamardashvili, and a goal by Virgil van Dijk that was disallowed due to Andy Robertson being offside and considered to be interfering with play.

This was despite the fact that the Scottish left-back did not obstruct Gianluigi Donnarumma’s view of the ball in any manner, and even Gary Neville, a staunch Man United supporter, was astonished by the disallowed goal.

Slot points out the ridiculous inconsistency from Kavanagh.

Speaking to Sky Sports following the match, Slot referenced the stoppage-time goal scored by John Stones against Wolves last season, which Chris Kavanagh (the referee for today’s match) allowed despite Bernardo Silva being offside and clearly blocking Jose Sa’s line of sight.

The Liverpool manager remarked: “It’s evident and clear that a mistake has been made, at least from my perspective, because [Robertson] did not interfere at all with the goalkeeper’s actions.

“Right after the match, someone showed me the goal that the same referee permitted for City against Wolves last season. The linesman took 13 seconds to raise his flag to indicate offside, so there was evidently communication.

“That could have positively impacted the game for us because we were quite poor in the first half.

“We would have been fortunate to go into halftime at 1-0 down, let alone if it had been 1-1 or 2-1. It was a significant decision, though that doesn’t guarantee we would have achieved a different result here, as the second half could have unfolded unpredictably.”

Could you please explain that, Mr. Kavanagh…

Slot’s assessment was entirely accurate. He candidly recognized that Liverpool rightfully deserved to lose, while also not letting the officials off the hook for a disastrous decision that could have changed the game’s outcome, as Van Dijk would have equalized had the goal been allowed.

It is utterly perplexing how Kavanagh could conclude that Silva was not obstructing Sa at Molineux last year, yet penalized Robertson for his ‘interference’ on Donnarumma today.

This inconsistency is what drives football fans in this country to frustration.

Howard Webb, the chief of PGMOL, should be required to provide a comprehensive explanation regarding this matter, and privately, he will not be expressing gratitude towards the officials at the Etihad Stadium this evening for some of the calls that went against the Reds.

Moreover, Mark Goldbridge correctly criticized VAR official Michael Oliver concerning the Mamardashvili/Doku penalty incident, which was significantly less severe than the one the Belgian escaped on Alexis Mac Allister in March 2024.

Liverpool likely would have still lost today even if Van Dijk’s goal had been awarded, given the significant disparity between the two teams.

However, had that goal been allowed and the score equalized, it could have changed the match’s trajectory.

The Reds must be relentless in evaluating their own performance, but the officials certainly did not assist either.