Liverpool handed new VAR verdict as 'clear and obvious' point made by ex-referee

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Former Premier League referee Chris Foy has given his verdict on the contentious decision to disallow Virgil van Dijk's goal during Liverpool's 3-0 loss to Manchester City, stating there was "not a clear and obvious error." The Reds thought they had levelled the score after Erling Haaland put City ahead, when Van Dijk nodded in Mohamed Salah's corner. Liverpool was left furious after Virgil van Dijk's first-half goal was ruled out (Image: Getty Images) While he admitted he would have preferred Van Dijk's goal to stand, he didn't believe there was a clear and obvious blunder.

"The decision is massively subjective, in my opinion, but not a clear and obvious error," Foy told The Guardian. Foy added: "When the ball is headed by Van Dijk, Robertson is standing almost in front of the goalkeeper.

"Robertson was penalized because he was deemed to have made an obvious action that impacted the ability of an opponent, in this case Gianluigi Donnarumma, to play the ball. "You can't say for sure whether or not Donnarumma would have got the ball and for the video assistant referee, Michael Oliver, to overturn the on-field call he has to have clear evidence that Donnarumma was not impacted.