Mike Dean and the Offside That Didn’t…
Mike Dean, the former Premier League referee who’s never short of an opinion, believes Southampton’s goal against Liverpool should have been more offside than a goalpost hugging the touchline. Forget foul play by Matheus Fernandes; Dean’s eagle eyes are on a potential offside that nobody else saw – not even VAR with its fancy tech eyes! Dean, on Sky Sports perhaps with a magnifying glass, claims, “I saw Smallbone’s foot playing peekaboo with the defender!”
Meanwhile, back at Anfield, the Liverpool lads were busy spinning the game on its head in a frenzied ten-minute second-half whirlwind. Darwin Nunez, channeling his inner gazelle skills, earned a penalty, while Mohamed Salah transformed into penalty-scoring royalty. Speaking of penalties, Southampton was fuming over the first one awarded to Liverpool, believing gravity was the true villain as Nunez was karate-chopped by an invisible force.
Despite the chaos, Liverpool sailed to victory, making their Premier League title run look smoother than butter on a crumpet. With a sky-high 16-point lead, it’s going to take more than a metaphorical VAR hiccup to derail their juggernaut journey to glory! And that, folks, is just another day in the wild world of football.
