Premier league verdict as var decision sees liverpool wrap up another victory

The Premier League have confirmed why Liverpool were awarded a second penalty in their 3-1 win against Southampton. The Reds made sure of all three points when Mohamed Salah converted a

second spot-kick after VAR intervened over a handball in the penalty area by Yukinari Sugawara. Referee Lewis Smith did not originally award a penalty following the incident before being

referred over to the VAR monitor. In a post on social media, the Premier League have explained the overturn, saying: "VAR checked the referee’s call of no penalty for a possible

handball by Sugawara – and deemed that he made a deliberate movement towards the ball with his arm, therefore recommended an on-field review. The referee then awarded a penalty to

Liverpool." A mix-up between Alisson and Virgil van Dijk meant that Liverpool actually trailed at half-time against the Premier League's basement team. But Darwin Nunez struck just

six minutes after the interval to wipe out Will Smallbone's opener. Salah's first penalty was dispatched to complete the turnaround in the 54th minute. Liverpool's latest

victory means the gap between Arne Slot's side and Arsenal at the Premier League summit now stands at 16 POINTS with the Gunners playing on Sunday. _JOIN THE DEBATE! WHAT DID YOU MAKE

OF THE DECISION - WAS IT A PENALTY? LET US KNOW HERE_ Arsenal will also still have played one game less than Liverpool following their meeting with Manchester United. But considering

Liverpool have lost just once in the league all season, it's getting harder and harder to see Slot and Co slipping up. While Liverpool took another step closer to what would be a 20th

domestic title, Salah was the first to admit after the match that they 'didn't play well' against the Saints, who look destined to make a swift return to the Championship.

When he was asked what Slot said at half-time, Salah said: "It was a bit of frustration. His head was going for us. We were sloppy and slow in the first half. I don't think we

played good today. If you want to win the Champions League or Premier League you have to win these games like that." Join our new WhatsApp community_and receive your daily dose of

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