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Grey Whitebloom

Premier League Referees Chief Takes Controversial Stance on Disallowed Liverpool Goal

PGMOL chief Howard Webb argued that it was the right decision to disallow Virgil van Dijk’s header against Manchester City last Sunday, taking apart Arne Slot’s howls of inconsistency in the process.

Liverpool were soundly beaten 3–0 at the Etihad in a display so lopsided Slot was forced to shelve talk of defending their Premier League title. However, Van Dijk thought he had made it 1–1 in the first half after diverting a header into the bottom corner.

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