"Referee Chris Kavanagh and his assistant Stuart Burt disallowed the goal, ruling that Andy Robertson had committed an offside offence by ducking under the ball on its way to goal. The decision, that Robertson's obvious action could have impacted goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma, was supported by the VAR team of Michael Oliver and Tim Wood. Liverpool made contact with Professional Game Match Officials (PGMO) to raise their concerns, believing the relevant criteria for an offside offence were not met."
"However the Premier League's Key Match Incidents (KMI) panel, which reviews the big refereeing decisions each week, was split on the decision. The five-person panel voted three to two that the on-field decision to disallow the goal was incorrect but also found that VAR was correct not to intervene. Liverpool captain Virgil Van Dijk thought he had equalised for Liverpool in the 38th minute of the match at Etihad Stadium earlier this month. City went on to win 3-0."
Liverpool had a goal disallowed after Andy Robertson ducked under the ball, with referee Chris Kavanagh and assistant Stuart Burt ruling an offside offence. VAR officials Michael Oliver and Tim Wood supported the on-field decision, citing potential impact on goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma. Liverpool contacted Professional Game Match Officials (PGMO) to challenge the interpretation of the offside criteria. The Key Match Incidents (KMI) panel was split 3-2: a majority felt the on-field offside call was incorrect but also agreed 3-2 that VAR was right not to intervene. Two panel members deemed it a clear and obvious error, while one described the movement in front of the goalkeeper differently, and referees' chief Howard Webb called the overall judgement "not unreasonable."
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