Was it correct to disallow Liverpool equaliser?

"Liverpool may have been on the end of a 3-0 defeat at Manchester City, but did a pivotal moment dramatically alter the course of the game? The Premier League champions were 1-0 down at the time following Erling Haaland's opener just before the half-hour mark. However, the Reds thought they had equalised in the 38th minute when captain Virgil van Dijk headed home."

"The Netherlands centre-back escaped the attentions of Matheus Nunes and met Mohamed Salah's inswinging corner just outside the six-yard box. Van Dijk planted a powerful header beyond the dive of City goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma and ran off celebration. However, the assistant referee then decided to raise his flag and a check by the video assistant referee (VAR) determined that Liverpool defender Andy Robertson interfered with play from an offside position and it was disallowed."

"Robertson had his back to goal on the line, behind Jeremy Doku, and ducked out of the way of Van Dijk's header. Van Dijk said afterwards that "the officials are deciding the key decisions" and there was "no point discussing this from my point of view". He told Sky Sports: "It doesn't matter what I say [about the goal] because anything I say will be in the media and the whole international break will be about my comment on the decision.""

Liverpool fell 3-0 to Manchester City with a key moment in the first half when Virgil van Dijk appeared to equalise in the 38th minute from Mohamed Salah's corner. Van Dijk headed powerfully beyond Gianluigi Donnarumma, but the assistant referee raised his flag and VAR judged Andy Robertson to have interfered from an offside position, so the goal was disallowed. Robertson stood on the goal line behind Jeremy Doku and ducked away, prompting debate over whether the goalkeeper was obstructed. Van Dijk declined to criticise the officials, saying decisions were being made by them and his comments would dominate the international break.

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