Liverpool handed referee verdict after Benjamin Sesko 'handball' leaves Arne Slot raging

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SportFootballLiverpool FCBenjamin Sesko's goal was allowed to stand against Liverpool despite the suggestion that the ball struck his hand09:09, 04 May 2026Updated 09:20, 04 May 2026Dermot Gallagher has sympathised with referee Darren England after Benjamin Sesko's controversial goal was allowed to stand against Liverpool.The former Premier League match official highlighted how the alternate angle took 22 minutes to emerge, which appears to show the ball brushing the Slovenian's fingers. Instead, he highlighted the length it took for the close-up angle of the handball incident and sympathised with England, who was "hamstrung" by the key moment.He said: "Twenty-two minutes later, we get that angle (of the ball brushing his fingers) we're all for giving it time and seeing what happens but you can't wait 22 minutes.

They thought it was inconclusive, 22 minutes later you've got an angle that tells a totally different story."If I watch and watch and watch, you think is it going to be a goal, is it not? Then you see 22 minutes later we get the angle that tells a different story.

What is interesting is when you watch it in real time, Virgil van Dijk just thinks it was a goal, he was the closest to it and doesn't react."With the best will in the world, you're guessing. Get all the big headlines, pictures, analysis, opinion and video on the stories that matter to you.Follow us on Twitter/X at @‌LivEchoLFC - the official Liverpool ECHO LFC Twitter account - for all the latest LFC news as it happens in real time.We're also on Facebook at LiverpoolEchoLFC - your must-see LFC news, features, videos and pictures throughout the day from the Liverpool ECHO.Listen to our podcasts by searching for 'Blood Red' wherever you get your podcasts.Sign up to one of the Liverpool Echo's free daily and weekly newsletters on Liverpool FC by clicking here.Choose Liverpool Echo as a 'Preferred Source' on Google News for quick access to the news you value.Liverpool FC