{"id":51206,"date":"2026-05-03T23:00:01","date_gmt":"2026-05-03T17:30:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/?p=51206"},"modified":"2026-05-03T23:00:42","modified_gmt":"2026-05-03T17:30:42","slug":"arne-slot-its-a-touch-on-his-hand-liverpool-boss-furious-over-sesko-goal-in-man-utd-defeat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/football\/premier-league\/arne-slot-its-a-touch-on-his-hand-liverpool-boss-furious-over-sesko-goal-in-man-utd-defeat\/","title":{"rendered":"Arne Slot: \u201cIt\u2019s a Touch on His Hand\u201d \u2013 Liverpool boss furious over \u0160e\u0161ko goal in Man Utd defeat"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"auto\">Liverpool manager <strong>Arne Slot<\/strong> expressed clear frustration after his side\u2019s 3-2 loss to Manchester United, claiming Benjamin \u0160e\u0161ko\u2019s early goal should have been disallowed for a handball.<\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"auto\">Arne Slot\u2019s Post-Match Reaction<\/h3>\n<p dir=\"auto\">Speaking after the dramatic match at Old Trafford on May 3, 2026, Slot said:<\/p>\n<blockquote dir=\"auto\">\n<p dir=\"auto\">\u201cI think it\u2019s a touch on his hand. The curve on the ball changed so there must have been a contact. But it\u2019s no surprise to anyone that if there is a VAR intervention then the decision goes against us. It\u2019s happened to us all season.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p dir=\"auto\">The Dutch coach suggested the decision was part of a pattern of unfavourable VAR calls Liverpool have faced throughout the 2025\/26 Premier League season.<\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"auto\">The Controversial Goal<\/h3>\n<ul dir=\"auto\">\n<li><strong>Benjamin \u0160e\u0161ko<\/strong> scored in the 14th minute to give Manchester United a 2-0 lead.<\/li>\n<li>Liverpool fought back bravely with goals from Dominik Szoboszlai and Cody Gakpo, but Kobbie Mainoo\u2019s 77th-minute strike secured a 3-2 victory for the hosts and confirmed United\u2019s Champions League qualification.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 dir=\"auto\">Key Talking Points from Arne Slot<\/h3>\n<ul dir=\"auto\">\n<li>Questioned the validity of \u0160e\u0161ko\u2019s goal due to apparent handball.<\/li>\n<li>Accused VAR of consistently ruling against Liverpool this season.<\/li>\n<li>Highlighted frustration despite a strong second-half comeback.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 dir=\"auto\">Match Context<\/h3>\n<p dir=\"auto\">Manchester United took full control early with quick goals from Matheus Cunha and \u0160e\u0161ko. Liverpool mounted a spirited fightback but ultimately fell short in a highly entertaining derby. The result ended Liverpool\u2019s slim hopes of a late title push while boosting United\u2019s European prospects for 2026\/27.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Liverpool manager Arne Slot expressed clear frustration after his side\u2019s 3-2 loss to Manchester United, claiming Benjamin \u0160e\u0161ko\u2019s early goal\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":217,"featured_media":51208,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4650],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-51206","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-premier-league"],"reading_time":"2 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51206","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/217"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=51206"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51206\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":51210,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51206\/revisions\/51210"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/51208"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51206"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=51206"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=51206"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}