Liverpool VAR audio in full as Luis Diaz goal blunder realisation prompts 'oh f***' reaction from bungling official

The VAR audio of Luis Diaz's wrongly disallowed goal has been released by the Professional Match Officials Board.

The Liverpool winger thought he'd fire the Reds into a first half lead against Tottenham, only for it to be chalked off following a VAR check. However, officials were soon told that they had got the wrong end of the stick after being told the check was complete, and awarded a free-kick for offside rather than give the goal. Played had already continued by the time - we now know - the replay operator realised what had happened and alerted the onfield officials.

VAR's Darren England had wrongly assumed that the goal had been awarded, rather than ruled out. The PGMOL admitted after the game that a "significant human error occurred," and have now released the audio recording of who said what and when, which includes an "Oh f***" from England when he realises what's happened.

The full transcript of the communication before, during and after the 'goal' is below:

Assistant referee 1: “All good. Both holding. Both holding”

Referee: “Yeah, leave it alone.”

Assistant referee 1: “Waiting. Delaying, delaying.”

VAR: “Possible offside, Diaz.”

Assistant referee 2: “Give it.”

Assistant referee1: “Coming back for the offside, mate.”

VAR: “Just checking the offside. Delay, delay.”

VAR: “Give the kick point, let’s go. Kick point please?”

Referee: “Yeah, no worries mate.”

Replay operator: “So, here we are.”

Referee: “Wait.”

Replay operator: “Just get a tight angle.”

VAR: “Yeah give me 2D line ready after this one from frame two after that.”

Replay operator: “So frame two there?”

VAR: “That’s fine. Perfect, yeah. 2D line on the left boot.”

Replay operator: “Let me just switch angles.”

VAR: “Romero, I think it is?”