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Alan Shearer rubs it in as Mark Clattenburg immediately proved Liverpool wrong.

Alan Shearer rubs it in as Mark Clattenburg immediately proved Liverpool wrong.

Liverpool played a Champions League match against Bayer Leverkusen on Tuesday night.

Alan Shearer
Alan Shearer

Alan Shearer couldn’t resist taking aim at Mark Clattenburg after he said Liverpool’s decision was wrong during the game. Champions League draw with Bayer Leverkusen. The Reds were 1-0 up thanks to Luis Diaz great finish and seemed to add a second when Cody Gakpo headed home Mohamed Salahcross.

However, shortly after the ball hit the net, the assistant raised the offside flag. But after a VAR review, the goal was eventually scored.


But before the VAR verdict came down, Clattenburg was brought in by commentator John Champion to give his opinion on the decision. He went on to confidently predict that the offside call was the right call.

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“What a huge advantage there was initially because of the foul that the assistant committed,” he said. “A big advantage that allowed Liverpool to continue the game.


“But what’s interesting is that what we see from our angle doesn’t match the perspective. I think, Liverpool The player is a little ahead, so I think it will be counted as offside. But that’s just my guess based on how fast my camera angle is.”

After the goal was scored, the former Premier League The referee remarked: “It’s interesting because VAR checks for offside and it took a while and it’s very, very difficult, but it’s the right call.

“It’s interesting because when I play the ball, I see that he’s ahead of the ball. It’s difficult, but they can check with VAR technology.”


Shearer couldn’t resist making fun of Clattenburgsaying, “I think he’s trying to say that my eyes are better than his. What a great goal! What a cross from Salah!