Whilst I'd never wish injury on van dyke - I'd prefer to beat them at full strength to the title - the bemoaning of decisions against them is the kind of entitled behavior we've gone to expect and despise from Liverpool FC.
I'd say they should take a look at themselves before throwing stones at others, but I think we all know that they're blinded by their visions of their own greatness. If they fail, it's somebody else's fault. Maybe they should try to avoid that particular label rather than adhering to type.
There have been countless decisions and injuries against their rivals in recent seasons. A few seasons back Salah was 90% diver and 10% footballer, he stopped a little when he started to get a reputation, but since then Mane had taken on the mantle with aplomb, even admitting in an interview he'd dive to win a game. So taking the high ground and claiming they've been hard done by should elicit no pity from anyone in the world of football.
Yes, pickford is reckless. Yes, the offisde is tight. But DEMANDING an enquiry and explanation because you are Liverpool FC is shows an incredible lack of self awareness. VAR has broken football in many ways, from soul to pitch, yet it's only a problem if they get the short end of the stick?
For a club and set of fans that has laughed at Laporte getting injured, bragged about fate when Sane crossed the ball which crossed an imaginary line, and shrugged and said 'demz da rules la" after Arnold handled the ball in his own area then sped away to set up a goal for them instead, who tried to engineer a breakaway or reform of the actual competition itself to favour select clubs over others, who vetted the proposed new league chief personally to ensure he was acceptable to them, it takes some balls to claim openly you should have been treated differently and have been hard done by.
For a club who claim to be the champions of the working class, smacks of a lord falling off his horse and living a day in the slums. This is how the rest of us all live, welcome to the real world. Now shut up and eat your shit sandwich.
And in case they forgot, the premier league has a strategic plan to have a new name on the trophy every six years. Maybe Liverpool FC are no longer the nag being backed in the corridors of power.