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Alexis Mac Allister baffled by “weird” handball decision – “It hit my chest first”
November 10, 2023
Jack Lusby
Alexis Mac Allister has described the controversial decision to rule out Jarell Quansah‘s late goal against Toulouse due to his ‘handball’ as “a weird one.”

Quansah looked to have salvaged Liverpool an undeserved point at Toulouse on Thursday night, as he smashed home within a throng for 3-3.

But after a lengthy review, referee Georgi Kabakov first awarded a goal before then chalking it off for a handball in the buildup from Mac Allister.

Mac Allister’s ‘offence’, which saw him chest the ball before it bounced onto his upper arm, came several phases of play before the goal, which left Jurgen Klopp convinced it “100 percent” should have stood.

And speaking to LFCTV after the game, the Argentine admitted it was “weird” to see the referee’s thinking.

“The last situation is a weird one, because the referee said ‘goal’ [after VAR check], then seconds later he changed the decision,” Mac Allister said.

“I don’t know exactly what the rule is, but it first hit my chest. So it’s weird.

“It’s weird, but it’s not an excuse. We didn’t play as well as we know. It’s a fair result.”

Harvey Elliott was another to admit that Liverpool got what they deserved for a second abject performance in a row, but agreed with Mac Allister on the VAR call.

“[I’m] not really too sure, to be honest,” he told LFCTV when asked for his take.

“With VAR and stuff you can never celebrate too early, so we were just waiting around to see what the decision was.

“They gave it and they didn’t give it, so I’m not too sure what’s going on.

“I’m not a referee, I’m just here to play. We were just waiting for the decision and unfortunately it was disallowed.”

Elliott added: “We weren’t really there throughout the whole game, we deserved to not really come away with anything.

“But we just need to keep going, making the right decisions and right choices in the next game, reflect on this one and make sure we put it into the next.”

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🔴 Luis Diaz has spoken out after reuniting with his father in Colombia on Tuesday

Luis Diaz has paid tribute to the power of religion after being reunited with his father following his 12-day capture by a Colombian rebel group.

Luis Diaz Manuel, the father of the Liverpool FC forward, was kidnapped alongside his wife, Clienis Marulanda, in his homeland on October 28.

Mrs Marulanda was found just hours after the kidnapping after they were ambushed at a local petrol station but Mr Diaz was not freed until last Thursday after an intervention from the Catholic Church and representatives.

On Tuesday, touching images were released of Reds’ No.7 reuniting with his father after a distressing couple of weeks for the Diaz family. Diaz had returned to Colombia for the first time ahead of his country’s World Cup qualifiers later this month.
Writing on Instagram on Tuesday night, Diaz said: “Thank you God for allowing us to be together as a family.”

The 26-year-old missed Liverpool’s matches against Nottingham Forest and AFC Bournemouth while the search for his father was ongoing in his homeland. However, the forward made a scoring return to Jurgen Klopp’s side during the 1-1 draw with Luton Town earlier this month, connecting with Harvey Elliott’s cross to score a 97th-minute equaliser.

Speaking after his release last week, Mr Diaz revealed he has no intentions to move away from the town of Barrancas despite the kidnap and insisted he has “faith” that the Colombian government will provide him and his family with “security” in the region of La Guajira.