I’d rather Van Dijk’s goal stood, but it wasn’t a clear and obvious error to deny him | Chris Foy

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He then shifts to his left, shifts forward and, with the ball about to strike him, he ducks out of the way and the ball ends up in the net.The goal is disallowed on field, because the flag went up, but as we know when goals are scored they are automatically checked by VAR.To be in an offside position is not an offence in itself; it only matters when you become involved in active play. You can’t say for sure whether Donnarumma would have got the ball and for the VAR, Michael Oliver, to overturn the on-field call he has to have clear evidence that Donnaruma was not impacted.

On balance, I would have preferred a goal, but it was not a clear and obvious error to deny one.After the match Arne Slot expressed dissatisfaction with the decision, which he is entitled to do. He mentioned that it had taken 13 seconds for the assistant to raise his flag and said that must have shown there was communication with the referee, perhaps highlighting that this was not a clear decision.

You have to referee incidents and what VAR is not looking to do is to re-referee them, to break them down into their component parts, because there’s so much going on there. It’s one that you just leave on the field.It’s clear the incident has frustrated some people and there have been comparisons to previous events.