Virgil van Dijk points blame for Liverpool loss to Arsenal as captain left baffled

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After the final whistle, Van Dijk directed his anger towards those in the VAR booth.When the incident was put to Van Dijk, he told Sky Sports: "It was a clear penalty on Isak. It's a penalty but today it wasn't meant to be."When the reporter suggested Isak should have made more of a fuss to alert the referee to the incident, Van Dijk responded with a string of sharp questions, demanding: "VAR doesn't notice it?

Why does he have to complain when there's so many cameras? At the end of the day, it wasn't given so congratulations to Arsenal."Make sure you don't miss the biggest sports news and strongest opinion by making the Daily Express one of your Google preferred sourcesJurrien Timber pulls the shirt of Alexander Isak in Liverpool's loss to Arsenal (Image: Sky Sports)Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher expressed equal fury over the decision, contending that VAR had neglected its core responsibility.He said: "One of the best goal scorers in the league is pulled back seven yards out and it stops him heading the ball - why does he need to make a meal of it?

Alex [Isak] was just in front of him, he was going to head in front of the goal but couldn't because he had the shirt."I don't understand why they didn't call it, probably because he has not gone to the floor."I think the [Cody] Gakpo one was not a penalty but the Alex one he was going to head the ball in front of the goalkeeper. I don't understand why it wasn't called."You have to dive, if you don't dive they won't call it.