No doubt, Pickford should& #39;ve gone for clattering Van Dijk, but the fallout is ridiculous. VAR isn& #39;t to blame, the humans controlling it are...but this is exactly why VAR is essential. Fans will never accept a bad decision that goes against them. Fan opinion created VAR. 1/4

Pickford was reckless, but all this & #39;he should be banned for the duration of VVD& #39;s injury& #39;..I can& #39;t get on board with that. It& #39;s worth 3 matches and no more. It& #39;s not vicious or deliberate. It& #39;s unfortunate, but it& #39;s not an assault, as hyperbole would have you believe. 2/4

I support retrospective action in theory, but in this case, the ref believed it was a coming together. So the rules state that is that. We can& #39;t ref games after they finish. If he was given a violent conduct 3-game ban, then fine, but that would mean rewriting the rules. 3/4.

I know fans are enraged when one of their players are injured in a challenge. We all remember Carragher ruining Nani at the height of his best form. But football is a contact sport, and players will get hurt. Reaction to this incident has been ludicrous. 4/4.