I get it, I understand the rules, but in my eyes the whole passage of play becomes a ball of confusion. Is there a perfect solution, maybe not and happy to agree to disagree about stopping the game or not. 😊
Again this is where it takes far far too long. Now I actually agree with the penalty, he didn't touch the ball, it's a foul. The game should've been stopped and the check take place, as Liverpool could've easily have gone down the other end and scored and then it becomes an utter farce.
But it's the same passage of play that led to the penalty. If Hughes hadn't made that foul then the penalty would never have arisen, so it has to be counted by VAR. I think this penalty shows exactly how VAR should work and correctly. It just takes too long. Maddeley didn't need 20 watches of...
Pre VAR you'd have said no foul there, good decision to give the pen, but Hughes didn't touch the ball, so has to be a foul and no penalty.
Oh and taking far too long. Far, far too long.