PGMOL releases panicked VAR recording of Liverpool's disallowed goal by Luis Diaz

The audio recording of the discussion between the match officials that led to Luis Diaz’s goal being wrongly disallowed has been made public, and makes for embarrassing listening for the VAR officials.

Liverpool forward Diaz scored in the first half of the Reds' 2-1 Premier League defeat to Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday but was incorrectly adjudged to have been offside by the on-field official.

The decision was not over-ruled by VAR officials Darren England and his assistant Daniel Cook, despite images clearly showing Diaz was onside.

Liverpool asked for a recording of what happened and Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL) has taken the step to publicly release the communication into how the bungled verdict was reached.

PGMOL said England “lost sight of the on-field decision” due to “a lapse of concentration and loss of focus”.

In the recording, England says “check complete, check complete. That’s fine, perfect” before the replay operator and then Cook question whether the correct decision has been made.

“Offside, goal, yeah. That’s wrong that, Daz,” Cook is heard saying.

England swears upon realising the error and then says “they’ve restarted the game. Can’t do anything, can’t do anything” as the replay operator makes repeated calls to delay the match.

England then issues another expletive before the tape finishes, the end of an incident in which PGMOL, the referees’ body, admitted immediately after the match that a “significant human error” had occurred.

Liverpool made clear their anger after the match, issuing a statement claiming “sporting integrity has been undermined”, before adding adding they would "explore the range of options available" to them.

PGMOL said in a statement accompanying the audio: