In the third round of the EFL Cup, after Alvarez caused an own goal and was then sent off, ten-man West Ham United were overturned by Liverpool 5-1 away from home, failing to reach the round of 16. After the game, West Ham United manager Lopetegui spoke to the media.
Lopetegui told Sky Sports, “We should not have lost so heavily because we played well. We performed excellently in the first half. They scored an offside goal, and we suffered a significant blow after conceding the first goal.”
“After we were left with only ten men, they scored more goals. We did not handle the last 20 minutes well, although the players made enormous efforts. There were some decisions against us during the match, and we also missed a very clear scoring opportunity ourselves, but our team kept fighting until the end. I feel sorry for our fans. As for Alvarez receiving a second yellow card? There was nothing wrong with his second yellow card.”
From the slow-motion replay, Liverpool’s equalizing goal in the first half did indeed appear to be offside. At the moment the ball was played, Gakpo seemed to be closer to the goal than the last defender.
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