Wayne Rooney perfectly sums up Liverpool VAR controversy after 'wrong decision'

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Liverpool players were left frustrated with VAR after a penalty claim was overturned, with pundit Wayne Rooney among those surprised by the call at AnfieldA Liverpool penalty was overturned by VAR in their Champions League defeat to PSG(Image: (Photo by Catherine Ivill - AMA/Getty Images))Wayne Rooney and a host of pundits were left surprised that VAR overturned Liverpool's second-half penalty against PSG, which ultimately proved to be a costly moment in the Champions League quarter-final tie.After a disappointing 2-0 defeat in Paris last week, the Reds had kept the game tight for the opening moments at Anfield on Tuesday, keeping themselves within striking distance of the European champions.Just after the hour mark, it appeared as though Arne Slot's team had their chance to close in, as Liverpool was awarded a penalty for a foul on Alexis Mac Allister. While the contact appeared soft on the midfielder, there was some surprise that the match referee, Maurizio Mariani, was told to check the VAR monitor, which prompted the decision to be overturned.READ MORE: Hugo Ekitike Achilles fear emerges as Liverpool left fearing the absolute worstREAD MORE: Wayne Rooney can't resist another Virgil van Dijk dig after post-PSG decisionRooney perhaps summed it up best when he said on Amazon Prime Video: "I think it was soft when the referee gave it.

It should've been a penalty."Liverpool were really unfortunate not to get that penalty at 0-0 in tonight's game. If they get that and score, it's a different game, maybe, a different outcome."To overturn it after he's give it - you can see there's clear contact on Mac Allister.

Whether he's unsighted..."READ MORE: Liverpool set for new transfer problem as Hugo Ekitike injury complicates summer plansREAD MORE: PSG's touching gesture to Hillsborough victims and Diogo Jota before Champions League gameDaniel Sturridge then jumped in and said: "I think that's a pen... there's clear contact."If it's on VAR, and you can see the contact, then it's a penalty. If the contact is there, and the ball's coming to you, it's a penalty, simple as that."While that moment proved costly, Clarence Seedorf added some more perspective to the result, within the VAR decision, as he said: "I agree.