Webb backs officials over disallowed Liverpool goal
Summary
Premier League referees' chief Howard Webb supported the decision to disallow Virgil van Dijk's goal for Liverpool against Manchester City due to an offside call involving Andrew Robertson. Liverpool disagreed with the decision and contacted the Professional Game Match Officials to express their concerns. Webb explained that decisions involving player interference can be subjective, and the Video Assistant Referee agreed with the on-field decision.Key Facts
- Liverpool's Virgil van Dijk scored a goal against Manchester City, which was disallowed due to an offside decision.
- The offside call was because Andrew Robertson was judged to have interfered with the play by ducking under the ball.
- The Video Assistant Referee (VAR) reviewed the situation and agreed with the on-field referees' decision.
- Liverpool contacted the refereeing body, PGMO, to question the decision, believing the offside criteria were not met.
- Howard Webb explained that player interference decisions are often subjective, meaning people can have different opinions on them.
- The goal happened when Liverpool was playing at Manchester City's stadium, and Manchester City won the game 3-0.
- Webb stated that the decision was not "clearly and obviously wrong" according to the VAR review.
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