Former referees’ chief Keith Hackett has warned assistant referee Constantine Hatzidakis that his career could be in tatters after he appeared to elbow Andy Robertson at Anfield.
Liverpool's 2-2 draw with Arsenal was tainted by an extraordinary incident that was picked up the Sky Sports cameras, Robertson approached Hatzidakis shortly after the half time whistle, seemingly to voice discontent. And upon being confronted, the official appeared to throw up his arm and catch the left back in the face with his elbow - with an irate Robinson having to be dragged away by teammates as he was booked in the aftermath.
On Monday, the PGMOL confirmed he will now be suspended while the incident is investigated, stating: “PGMOL will not be appointing Constantine Hatzidakis to fixtures in any of the competition it serves whilst The FA investigates the incident involving the assistant referee and Liverpool defender Andrew Robertson at Anfield.”
