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Luke Thrower

What Virgil van Dijk said as Joel Matip goal disallowed in Chelsea vs Liverpool Carabao Cup final

Liverpool defender Virgil Van Dijk was left confused after Joel Matip’s goal was disallowed for the Reds in their clash with Chelsea in the Carabao Cup final.

Jurgen Klopp’s men seemed to take the lead halfway through the second-half of the match, with Matip heading in at the back post to beat Edouard Mendy from a rehearsed set-piece routine.

However, in the build-up to the goal, Van Dijk was offside and prevented Blues’ right-back Reece James from being able to defend the free-kick.

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