Shearer and Richards both make same call on Sesko goal vs Liverpool

Shearer and Richards both make same call on Sesko goal vs Liverpool

There are defeats that hurt because of performance, and then there are ones that leave us questioning what we’ve just seen.

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At Old Trafford, it feels like we got a bit of both, but the biggest talking point remains Manchester United’s second goal and whether it should ever have stood.

Shearer and Richards both spot handball

Speaking on Match of the Day, Alan Shearer didn’t hesitate when giving his verdict on the incident involving Benjamin Sesko.

“I thought it was handball. I don’t want to see these goals disallowed, right, I think the handball law is a complete nonsense anyway and this law as well.”

The former striker made it clear that, regardless of his views on the law itself, consistency is what matters.

“But, in terms of consistency and applying the law correctly, I think me and Micah [Richards] agreed straight away that we both said ‘that has hit his hand’.

“You can see the motion of the ball move because it hits his left hand there.”

That point about the ball’s movement is exactly what many of us noticed in real time, with the trajectory appearing to shift just before the ball crossed the line.