Overview
- Virgil van Dijk’s 38th-minute header from a Mohamed Salah corner was ruled out after VAR determined Andy Robertson was offside and interfered with goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma by ducking under the ball.
- The Premier League Match Centre said the call was made under IFAB Law 11’s wording on an offside player making an “obvious action” that impacts an opponent’s ability to play the ball.
- Liverpool manager Arne Slot called the decision wrong, and former referee Keith Hackett plus pundits Jamie Carragher and Wayne Rooney argued the goal should have stood.
- The assistant’s flag was raised roughly 13 seconds after the ball crossed the line, prompting questions about on-field communication and the sequencing with the VAR check.
- Manchester City also earned an early penalty that Giorgi Mamardashvili saved from Erling Haaland, before Haaland, Nico Gonzalez and Jeremy Doku scored to complete a one‑sided win.