Arne Slot has warned that announcing VAR decisions to the crowd could backfire with referees being put under more pressure with home fans.
Supporters at Anfield for Liverpool’s Carabao Cup semi-final second leg against Tottenham on Thursday will hear officials explain their decisions as the competition is used as a guinea pig before the initiative is rolled out for the Premier League.
Though the idea of extra communication for the paying match-goers has been broadly met with approval, Slot didn’t enjoy the experience of the first leg when a clear offside against Dominic Solanke was verbally explained but the decision to not award Tottenham’s Lucas Bergvall a red card was not.