'Poor decision' - Ex-refs chief slams Chris Kavanagh for major error in Man City vs Liverpool

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Credit: Imago Sun 9 November 2025 18:45, UK Chris Kavanagh was scrutinised for an error he made during Manchester City’s showdown against Liverpool. In the most eye-catching fixture of the Premier League weekend, Man City and Liverpool saw this clash as an opportunity to close the gap on Arsenal.

Credit: (Imago)Keith Hackett slams Chris Kavanagh for awarding Man City’s penaltyIn the early stages, the match certainly lived up to the excitement, as the hosts were involved in a controversial penalty decision. However, after a VAR review, Kavanagh overturned the decision and said: “After review, the goalkeeper commits a foul challenge on the attacker, the final decision is penalty.” MORE FOOTBALL INSIDER STORIES Speaking exclusively to Football Insider, former EX-PGMOL chief and FIFA referee, Keith Hackett, disagreed and felt it was a ‘poor decision’.

Poor decision by the match officials.”Justice was arguably served when Erling Haaland missed the resulting spot kick, although it didn’t alter the complexion of the match. Where does this result leave the Premier League title race?Doku’s second-half screamer made sure of the three points for City and pushed them four points behind Arsenal in the title race.Meanwhile, another defeat for Liverpool leaves them a whopping eight points adrift of the league leaders, putting their trophy defence in major doubt.