Exclusive: Mark Clattenburg says whether VAR should have ruled out Liverpool goal vs Nottingham Forest

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Liverpool grabbed a late winner at Nottingham Forest despite Alexis Mac Allister having a goal ruled out by VAR.The Reds were pretty poor against Forest overall, but they have still secured a valuable three points in the race for Champions League football.Curtis Jones came under fire from fans for how he was hampering Liverpool’s attack when playing as the 10. A new record drought in the Premier League… Photo Creidt; Getty Images/Liverpool FC But Rio Nguomha was excellent when he came on and nearly played a key role in the opening goal.The youngster beat his man and crossed the ball to Hugo Ekitike, who saw his header saved by the goalkeeper.The rebound then bounced onto the body of Alexis Mac Allister, who thought he had scored what could have been the winner.VAR correct to rule out Alexis Mac Allister goal vs Nottingham ForestHowever, after a VAR check, the Argentine’s effort was ruled out after it was adjudged to have hit his elbow.Now, Rousing The Kop have spoken exclusively to former Premier League referee Mark Clattenburg, who agrees that VAR made the right call to disallow the goal.He said: Mac Allister thinks he has broken the deadlock late on when he bundles the ball over the line after an attempted clearance by a Nottingham Forest defender.

“The VAR checked to see if the ball had hit the arm of MacAllister before going into the goal. “Therefore, the laws of the game are clear, if the ball accidentally hits an attacker’s arm and goes in the goal, a goal cannot be allowed, and the restart is a free kick.” Change my mind Rio Ngumoha was Liverpool’s star man despite barely playing vs Forest Can anyone take the MOM award off him?

Photo by Liverpool FC/Liverpool FC via Getty Images How Liverpool voted on VARIt may well have been the right call and did not make any difference in the end, as Liverpool still won 1-0.But if Mac Allister did not score a second later winner, fans would no doubt have been fuming.The ball bounced onto the midfielder’s elbow and there wasn’t anything he could do about it; plus his body was not in an unnatural position.Yet VAR ended up making the call to rule it out. A frustrating decision, even if it was right according to the rules.Despite continued debate around the technology, Liverpool actually voted in favour of keeping it back in 2024.In fact, Wolves were the only Premier League team at the time to vote for VAR to be scrapped.Join Our NewsletterReceive a digest of our best Liverpool content each week direct to your mailbox