A former Premier League referee has explained why the VAR couldn’t intervene with an apparent foul throw from Liam Delap.The Nottingham Forest debutant played a key role in their second goal during the 2-2 draw with Liverpool on Saturday afternoon.Gibbs-White put Forest in front after Williams won a penalty from Delap’s throw-inGettyDelap, who has signed from Chelsea in a deal worth up to £50million, delivered a throw into the path of Neco Williams.He was fouled by goalkeeper Alisson and Morgan Gibbs-White scored the resulting penalty to put Forest ahead at Anfield.However, Liverpool fans have taken issue with Delap’s throw-in as he appeared to breach International Football Association Board (IFAB) rules.They state that the thrower must face the field of play and throw the ball behind and over their head with both hands.Throwers must also have a part of each foot on the the touchline, or on the ground outside of it, for the throw-in to be eligible.Having looked at replays, Liverpool fans on social media pointed out that Delap seemingly had one foot off the touchline when throwing.“The most blatant foul throw you’ll ever see from Liam Delap,” said one on X, as another added: “Unsure why it wasn’t checked.A third asked: “Was I the only one who thought that was a foul throw from Delap leading to the pen?”Why could VAR not intervene with Delap’s throw-in?Despite this, the penalty stood, and Graham Scott has explained why the match officials could not step in and overrule the decision.“The VAR protocol does not allow it,” Scott, who refereed 107 Premier League matches, said in a post on X.View Tweet: https://t.co/fX2flY3TobReferee Samuel Barrott awarded the penalty and VAR did not review the throw-inGetty“In any event, it appears the thrower’s foot only comes off the ground after release, which would make the throw-in legal.“Whether it’s a pen is another matter.”Liverpool and Forest share the pointsForest were the more impressive side in the first half and found the opener on 24 minutes via Dan Ndoye.Florian Wirtz had an equaliser ruled out for offside, but Liverpool eventually drew level thanks to Alexander Isak with an hour played.The throw-in controversy followed a few minutes later and Gibbs-White looked to be sending Forest towards all three points.But Victor Munoz scored the hosts’ second equalising goal of the afternoon eight minutes from time.An explanation as to why VAR could not step in has been givenGettySpeaking to talkSPORT after full-time, Liverpool boss Andoni Iraola hinted at more signings before the transfer deadline on September 1.They are understood to have agreed a package worth £123m to sign Bradley Barcola from Paris Saint-Germain.