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Premier League Release Full VAR Audio of Virgil Van Dijk Incident After Liverpool Complaint
PGMOL chief Howard Webb upheld the offside call against Andy Robertson that led to Van Dijk's disallowed goal after a VAR review during Liverpool's match at the Etihad Stadium.
- On Sunday at the Etihad Stadium, Virgil van Dijk's header that would have levelled the match was ruled out after officials deemed Andy Robertson obstructed Gianluigi Donnarumma, with the offside call confirmed by VAR.
- PGMOL said Andy Robertson was offside and made an obvious movement three yards out in the six-yard box, which officials judged impacted Gianluigi Donnarumma's ability to save.
- The Premier League released audio on Tuesday showing the assistant referee said 'Robertson's in line of vision' and VAR officials Michael Oliver and Tim Wood agreed with the offside call, with Howard Webb saying, 'For sure Michael, a huge decision in a big game.'
- Liverpool contacted the PGMOL on Monday to raise significant concerns and formally complained about the disallowed goal, while head coach Arne Slot said it was "obvious and clear that the wrong decision has been made, at least in my opinion."
- Webb warned the rulings are subjective and compared the incident to a City‑Wolves case with a different outcome, while Liverpool argued the VAR pitch‑side monitor was not used and the process fell short.
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Premier League releases full VAR audio of Virgil van Dijk incident after Liverpool complaint - The Mirror
The Premier League have released the full audio of the VAR check that led to Virgil van Dijk's disallowed goal in Liverpool's 3-0 defeat to Manchester City on Sunday
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