Liverpool receive 'clear and obvious' response after PGMOL contact over Virgil van Dijk decision

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Liverpool Echo IconSportFootballLiverpool FCA new response has been given following the decision to disallow Virgil van Dijk's first-half goal during Liverpool's defeat at Man City on Sunday.Former Premier League referee Chris Foy reckons there was "not a clear and obvious error" leading up to Virgil van Dijk's disallowed goal during Liverpool's 3-0 defeat at Manchester City.After Erling Haaland put City in front just before the half hour mark, the Reds thought they had equalised moments later when Van Dijk headed home Mohamed Salah's corner. However, as Van Dijk reeled off to celebrate with his team-mates, assistant referee Stuart Burt lifted up his flag and ruled that Andy Robertson was impacting Gianluigi Donnarumma's view while in an offside position.VAR took a closer look at the incident, but decided that Burt made the correct call and the goal was disallowed - much to the frustration of the Liverpool players and their manager Arne Slot.

Indeed, the Reds head coach fumed in his post-match press conference and claimed that it was "obvious" the "wrong decision" was made.READ MORE: Wayne Rooney speaks out on two Liverpool incidents vs Man City with Virgil van Dijk claimREAD MORE: Roy Keane reveals damning Liverpool 'crisis' theory as Arne Slot agreement reachedOn Monday, Liverpool contacted Professional Game Match Officials Ltd (PGMOL) chief Howard Webb to raise 'concerns' about Van Dijk's disallowed goal. While he said he would have preferred if Van Dijk's goal stood, he didn't think there was a clear and obvious mistake.Foy told The Guardian: "There was one big incident that grabbed all the headlines and prompted conversation this weekend in the Premier League: the decision by the referee Chris Kavanagh to deny Liverpool an equalising goal in their high-stakes match against Manchester City.

The decision is massively subjective, in my opinion, but not a clear and obvious error."Starting from the top; the ball is in the back of the net after Virgil van Dijk's header from a corner, and the assistant referee, Stuart Burt, flags for offside. The offside player is Andy Robertson, who is in the goal area."When the ball is headed by Van Dijk, Robertson is standing almost in front of the goalkeeper.