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Alan Shearer makes his feelings clear on Liverpool's VAR agony vs Galatasaray

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Following a review of the incident, Turpin reversed his original ruling, with footage demonstrating that Singo had touched the ball before Konate made contact with his boot and subsequently went down clutching his foot. "He (Singo) has connected with him (Konate)," Shearer remarked during his co-commentary role for Amazon Prime.



"Does he get the ball first, there? Yes, he wins the ball, the defender." Ibrahima Konate was denied a late penalty (Image: Getty Images) Clattenburg was subsequently consulted, with the ex-Premier League official maintaining that VAR should examine the original penalty award.

"Yeah, I think the defender gets the touch on the ball, and I think this is where the VAR should do its job correctly by recommending a review," he said. "Clearly, the defender wins the ball, and I would love a recommendation here." Shearer added: "I can understand why the referee has given it from his view that he had.