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Fans rage at Liverpool being allowed goal at Forest despite Diogo Jota 'clearly offside'
Liverpool were allowed a goal against Nottingham Forest, despite Diogo Jota being 'clearly offside'.Jota plundered his 19th goal of the season on 78 minutes to sink Forest and fire Liverpool into an FA Cup semi final showdown with bitter rivals Manchester City at Wembley.But Steve Cooper's Championship side will wake up this morning knowing it could easily have been them heading to the famous stadium next month, after pushing Jurgen Klopp's men to the limit in this blood and thunder Cup clash.They had further cause for frustration, with Jota's winning goal appearing to have been scored from an offside position.Angry fans quickly took to social media after Jota had prodded the ball home from Kostas Tsimikas' shot, venting their anger at the decision to allow the goal.One fan fumed: “This better not count as a goal — Jota is clearly offside here.”Another added: “Isn't that Jota goal offside? I swear the rules change every week.”A third enraged fan also tweeted: “Diogo Jota is offside here and nobody can convince me otherwise.”Who will win this season's FA Cup? Let us know in the comments section below.Meanwhile, another angrily wrote: “VAR is f***ing disgraceful, Jota was offside.”Replays of the goal initially appeared to show that Jota had been offside before a VAR review clarified that Forest defender Tobias Figueiredo had marginally kept him onside.Liverpool were able to hold on after the goal, securing a spot in the last four and a meeting with their title rivals City, having been pushed to the limit by their Championship opponents.The game was fast and furious from the start, with Joe Worrall producing a great tackle on Jota as he charged through on goal, while at the opposite end Keinan Davis just failed to connect
