- Rio Ferdinand was left baffled by the VAR decision not to show Konate a red card
- The Liverpool centre back appeared to shove Bradley Barcola near the box
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Rio Ferdinand has insisted Ibrahima Konate should have been shown a red card after the Liverpool defender appeared to shove Bradley Barcola near the goalkeeper’s box.
In the 25th minute, the Reds were caught off guard by a cross, leading to a one-on-one situation for the French winger against Alisson.
However, Liverpool centre back Konate appeared to make a last-ditch tackle, which, in most cases, would result in a straight red card.
But after a two-minute VAR check, the game’s officials decided not to award the 25-year-old a dismissal – a decision which was contested by former stars such as Ferdinand.
‘That’s a foul,’ said the Manchester United icon while commenting on the TNT Sports game. ‘And that’s in his back, that’s a foul. It’s a red card.’
‘It’s that’s not a red card, I’ll be amazed,’ added Ferdinand during the VAR checks.
Rio Ferdinand was left baffled after the VAR decision not to show Konate a red card following his foul on Bradley Barcola
The Liverpool centre back appeared to make a last-ditch shove on the Paris-Saint Germain winger in the 25th minute
‘And it will be a shame if it does go down to 10 against 11 in that sense, because you want the best players playing it equally in the 90 minutes.’
The incident occurred just moments after Khvicha Kvaratskhelia’s goal was ruled out for offside after another lengthy VAR check.
Despite being the favorites to win the tournament, Liverpool struggled to create scoring opportunities against the Ligue 1 champions.
Meanwhile, they finished the first half with 12 shots against one in favour of the French team.
Following the VAR decision not to send Konate off, Ferdinand said: ‘I can’t believe how lucky Liverpool are here. How has VAR not picked it up.
‘He is barging between the shoulder blads on his back.’
