"You may like The Reds' frustrations were compounded when Virgil van Dijk's 38th-minute header, which would have made it 1-1, was ruled out because team-mate Andy Robertson was standing in an offside position. Referee Chris Kavanagh and the Video Assistant Referee agreed with the linesman's decision to flag for offside because Robertson was stood in the eyeline of City goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma and deemed to have interfered with play by ducking under the ball as it flew into the net."
"Within minutes of the incident, the Premier League Match Centre explained why the goal was ruled out. A statement read: "The referee's call of offside and no goal to Liverpool was checked and confirmed by VAR with Robertson in an offside position and deemed to be making an obvious action directly in front of the goalkeeper." But Reds head coach Arne Slot criticised the decision in his post-match interview,"
Liverpool lost 3-0 to Manchester City at the Etihad, suffering their seventh defeat in 10 matches and dropping to eighth place, eight points behind Arsenal. Virgil van Dijk had a 38th-minute header disallowed because team-mate Andy Robertson was judged to be in an offside position and standing in the eyeline of goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma, deemed to have interfered by ducking under the ball. Referee Chris Kavanagh and VAR confirmed the offside flag, and the Premier League Match Centre issued an explanatory statement. Head coach Arne Slot criticised the call, and Liverpool have contacted Howard Webb at PGMOL to complain.
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