James Maddison teases England team-mate Trent Alexander-Arnold as they meet up for training in wake of Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp’s request following VAR error in Tottenham’s win
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James Maddison jokingly tried to wind up Liverpool defender Trent Alexander-Arnold as the pair bonded while turning out for England.
The Tottenham playmaker has featured for Ange Postecoglou’s side in the opening weeks of the Premier League season which sees Spurs top the league table heading into the international break.
Maddison is known for his social media pranks and pulled off another when he shared an image of him and Alexander-Arnold inside the St George’s Park gymnasium.
He captioned the snap: “still asking for a replay” in a dig at Liverpool’s misery after their opening goal was disallowed in Tottenham’s recent win over the Reds and their subsequent calls for the controversial match be replayed.
Luis Diaz’s strike was incorrectly ruled out for offside before Spurs secured a last-minute 2-1 victory over Liverpool.
James Maddison has joked that Trent Alexander-Arnold was “always asking for a replay” over Liverpool’s incorrect denial of a goal against Tottenham.
Maddison and Alexander-Arnold shared time together in the St George’s Park gymnasium
The fallout from the error led the PGMOL to apologize and release damning audio of the VAR decision which highlighted the error.
Klopp requested that the match be replayed due to the inaccuracy, a request which was not approved given the initial result of the match.
Speaking at the time, the Reds boss said: “There should have been solutions to this.
“Not as a Liverpool manager but rather as a footballer, I think the only result should be a replay.
“It’s probably not going to happen, the argument is that it would open the door for everyone to ask for it. I think it’s unprecedented.
Emotions have now died down with Liverpool recovering from a goal against Brighton on Sunday, however, Maddison couldn’t resist a cheeky dig as he netted for Gareth Southgate’s side.
England begin their week with a friendly clash against Australia on Friday before welcoming Italy to Wembley in a Euro 2024 qualifier on Tuesday.
Jurgen Klopp said last week that Liverpool’s 2-1 defeat to Tottenham should be replayed after VAR denied the Reds a clear goal.