Liverpool get final PGMOL VAR verdict after Virgil van Dijk disallowed goal vs Man City

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Virgil van Dijk had a goal controversially ruled out for offside in Liverpool's loss vs Man City. (Image: Getty)PGMOL chief Howard Webb has given his verdict on the controversial decision to disallow Virgil van Dijk's goal for Liverpool in their Premier League clash against Man City.

The Reds captain thought he had equalised in the first half at the Etihad Stadium, only for VAR to rule the goal out for offside.Liverpool found themselves behind in the first half after Erling Haaland's opner. Goals from Nico Gonzalez and Jeremy Doku either side of half time wrapped up a 3-0 win for Pep Guardiola's side and handed another blow to Liverpool's hopes of defending their Premier League title.The decision to rule out Van Dijk's goal has split opinion between pundits.

But the head of the PGMOL, Howard Webb has now given his take on the decision.VAR ruled Van Dijk's goal out for offside. That's where the subjectivity comes into play.They looked at that action so close to the goalkeeper and formed that opinion."I know that's not a view held by everybody but it's not unreasonable to understand why [the officials] would form that conclusion when the player is so close to the goalkeeper, the ball is coming right towards him and he has to duck to get out of the way."They form the conclusion that it impacts Donnarumma's ability to dive towards the ball and make the save."Once they've made that on-field decision, the job of the VAR is to look at that and decide was the outcome clearly and obviously wrong."Only Donnarumma truly knows if he was impacted by this and we have to look at the factual evidence."Speaking to Sky Sports after the match, Liverpool manager Arne Slot gave a clear view on the decision.