Moss displayed four minutes of added time at the end of a first half punctured by several stoppages

Jürgen Klopp was informed by the fourth official Jon Moss that the amount of first-half stoppage time in Liverpool’s FA Cup fourth-round defeat by West Bromwich Albion had been cut because of the demands of television executives.

It is understood that the Liverpool manager questioned the decision to play four minutes of added time instead of closer to ten after a half that had been repeatedly interrupted by referrals to the video assistant referee (VAR), but was told by Moss that the broadcaster, BT Sport, had said that it could not go on that long.

The revelation will bring fresh scrutiny on the VAR process, with Klopp also calling for talks to ensure that TV executives do not abuse their power.

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BT Sport insisted that