Liverpool given fresh VAR verdict as Howard Webb makes Man Utd admission

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Liverpool was unfortunate against Manchester United with Benjamin Sesko's goal allowed to stand after a VAR check, but Howard Webb admitting that it probably shouldn't have beenHoward Webb speaks on Match Officials Mic'd UpReferee's chief Howard Webb has clarified that VAR's decision to allow Benjamin Sesko's controversial 'handball' goal against Liverpool stood due to a lack of conclusive evidence.The Reds suffered a 3-2 defeat to Manchester United earlier this month, a result which could have proven damaging to their prospects of securing Champions League qualification.Matheus Cunha broke the deadlock at Old Trafford just six minutes in, before Sesko doubled United's advantage a mere eight minutes later. Close-up replays appeared to show the ball grazing Sesko's fingers before it crossed the line, prompting VAR to assess whether a handball offense had been committed.Benjamin Sesko of Manchester United scores their side's second goal past Freddie Woodman of Liverpool(Image: Photo by James Gill - Danehouse/Getty Images)Following a considerable delay, play continued with United leading Liverpool 2-0, much to the frustration of Reds players and supporters worldwide.

They need to be absolutely certain that it does."And it doesn't matter what we think, does it? It matters what they think.

Clearly, Sesko doesn't deliberately handle this. They want to get it right."If it does conclusively come off the arm, but they don't get to that level of certainty, they probably think it probably does as well, but they need to be absolutely categorical to get involved, and they weren't able to find it, and hence the reason that the on-field decision stood."Liverpool.com says: The goal should not have stood, but that wasn't the reason that the Reds dropped points.