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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Paul MacInnes

Webb defends VAR ruling out Liverpool equaliser against Manchester City

Virgil van Dijk heads the ball
Virgil van Dijk heads the ball in but the goal is disallowed for offside. Photograph: Darren Staples/AFP/Getty Images

Howard Webb has said officials did not act unreasonably in denying Liverpool an equaliser against Manchester City last weekend, but stopped short of calling the controversial decision correct.

Virgil van Dijk’s header was disallowed by the referee Chris Kavanagh, and not overturned by the video assistant Michael Oliver, after Andy Robertson was adjudged to have had an impact on the City goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma while standing in an offside position.

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