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Arthur Ferridge

Liverpool: Virgil van Dijk disallowed equaliser explained as Howard Webb dubs decision 'not unreasonable'

Disallowed: Virgil van Dijk’s equaliser was controversially ruled out - (Getty Images)

Howard Webb has backed VAR’s controversial decision to rule out Virgil van Dijk’s goal against Man City, describing the verdict as ‘not unreasonable’.

Van Dijk headed home what he thought was an equaliser after 38 minutes as Liverpool faced title rivals Man City, but his effort was ruled out as Andy Robertson, who was stood in an offside position, was deemed to have impeded goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma.

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