Jurgen Klopp has called for changes to the way the VAR system is used after the controversy surrounding Liverpool’s victory over Manchester City on Sunday.
Klopp has joined up with some of his contemporaries, including Pep Guardiola, at the Uefa Coaches’s Conference in Nyon, Switzerland.
The City boss was left furious after being seeing two penalty appeals rejected, one of which the Reds quickly capitalised on with Fabinho’s opening goal.
But the German insisted at Monday’s summit that the use of VAR must improve, agreeing with his title-chasing rival.
“VAR can be improved, it can. It will never be 100 per cent accurate, everybody knows that. But there are a couple of things that are not right,” Klopp remarked.
1/22 Alisson Becker
7 – had surprisingly little to do but made a couple of key saves
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2/22 Trent Alexander-Arnold
8 – made charging runs and brilliant cross-field balls, and won his battle with Raheem Sterling
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3/22 Dejan Lovren
7 – quietly effective in snuffing out Sergio Aguero’s threat
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4/22 Virgil van Dijk
8 – dominant in his own box, making several key clearances with head and feet
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5/22 Andrew Robertson
8 – dogged defensively and delivered a brilliant assist for Mohamed Salah’s goal
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6/22 Fabinho
9 – scored a fine goal and disrupted City’s midfield rhythm throughout
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7/22 Jordan Henderson
8 – worked tirelessly and whipped in a stunning cross for Liverpool’s third
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8/22 Georginio Wijnaldum
8 – a typically reliable performance in centre midfield
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9/22 Mohamed Salah
8 – finished his header well and pressed intelligently
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10/22 Roberto Firmino
7 – linked well with his teammates and worked hard, though finished was awry
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11/22 Sadio Mane
8 – a goal and relentless work ethic
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12/22 Cladio Bravo
5 – not at fault for all of the goals but certainly could have done more
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13/22 Kyle Walker
5 – not his best performance at either end of the pitch
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14/22 John Stones
4 – a difficult night against Liverpool’s attack trident
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15/22 Fernandinho
6 – Struggled to get to grips with Salah’s runs in from the right wing
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16/22 Angelino
5 – provided a threat and picked up an assist but lacking defensively
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17/22 Rodri
4 – caught out of position, still looks unfamiliar in the role
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18/22 Ilkay Gundogan
5 – a quiet display
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19/22 Kevin De Bruyne
5 – provided City’s greatest threat but his crossing was slightly off-target at times
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20/22 Raheem Sterling
6 – worked hard but ultimately failed to produce an end product
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21/22 Sergio Aguero
5 – linked well outside the box but never found the finish
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22/22 Bernardo Silva
6 – game seemed to pass the Portuguese by until his goal
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1/22 Alisson Becker
7 – had surprisingly little to do but made a couple of key saves
AFP via Getty Images
2/22 Trent Alexander-Arnold
8 – made charging runs and brilliant cross-field balls, and won his battle with Raheem Sterling
EPA
3/22 Dejan Lovren
7 – quietly effective in snuffing out Sergio Aguero’s threat
REUTERS
4/22 Virgil van Dijk
8 – dominant in his own box, making several key clearances with head and feet
EPA
5/22 Andrew Robertson
8 – dogged defensively and delivered a brilliant assist for Mohamed Salah’s goal
PA
6/22 Fabinho
9 – scored a fine goal and disrupted City’s midfield rhythm throughout
AP
7/22 Jordan Henderson
8 – worked tirelessly and whipped in a stunning cross for Liverpool’s third
EPA
8/22 Georginio Wijnaldum
8 – a typically reliable performance in centre midfield
AFP via Getty Images
9/22 Mohamed Salah
8 – finished his header well and pressed intelligently
Action Images via Reuters
10/22 Roberto Firmino
7 – linked well with his teammates and worked hard, though finished was awry
PA
11/22 Sadio Mane
8 – a goal and relentless work ethic
AFP via Getty Images
12/22 Cladio Bravo
5 – not at fault for all of the goals but certainly could have done more
EPA
13/22 Kyle Walker
5 – not his best performance at either end of the pitch
Getty Images
14/22 John Stones
4 – a difficult night against Liverpool’s attack trident
PA
15/22 Fernandinho
6 – Struggled to get to grips with Salah’s runs in from the right wing
AP
16/22 Angelino
5 – provided a threat and picked up an assist but lacking defensively
AFP via Getty Images
17/22 Rodri
4 – caught out of position, still looks unfamiliar in the role
AFP via Getty Images
18/22 Ilkay Gundogan
5 – a quiet display
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19/22 Kevin De Bruyne
5 – provided City’s greatest threat but his crossing was slightly off-target at times
REUTERS
20/22 Raheem Sterling
6 – worked hard but ultimately failed to produce an end product
Action Images via Reuters
21/22 Sergio Aguero
5 – linked well outside the box but never found the finish
AFP via Getty Images
22/22 Bernardo Silva
6 – game seemed to pass the Portuguese by until his goal
Action Images via Reuters
“With VAR, handball, offside, it is clear we have to keep on improving.
“There were good ideas from Uefa (about) how we can sort things from the referees, so everybody is in on it.
“There is still space for mistakes. These things are done by human beings and none of us is perfect. Nobody is asking for perfection, you just want to have the right decisions.”
Klopp is more concerned with the fixture pile-up that awaits the European champions, adding: “The discussions on that are really important and we have to start them.”
Arsenal’s Unai Emery, former Chelsea boss Maurizio Sarri, Ajax’s Erik ten Hag, and Paris-Saint Germain’s Thomas Tuchel also attended the conference.
