Mark Clattenburg has noticed another reason why Virgil van Dijk’s goal vs Man City should’ve been disallowed

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Liverpool fans are still not happy about Virgil van Dijk’s disallowed goal that would have levelled the game vs Man City.The Reds have had a few days now to mull over what went wrong against Man City, with their all-round performance simply not good enough.However, things could have been very different if van Dijk’s goal was given, something that is still causing debate among Liverpool fans.Join our newsletter for news & smart analysis. Former referee Mark Clattenburg had already given his thoughts on why it was ruled out, but now he has noticed something else, with this perhaps ending the debate here.Photo by Michael Regan/Getty ImagesAndy Robertson pushed Gianluigi Donnarumma in the build-upA weekend of football hardly goes by without some sort of VAR controversy, and this was the big talking point over gameweek 11.Many believe that Gianluigi Donnarumma’s sight was not actually impacted by Andy Robertson and that he could see the ball the whole way, while others think he was still interfering.

It could definitely have swung either way, although Clattenburg has admitted that upon further review, he thinks the correct decision was made. “If you look and people don’t look at the overall picture, when the corner’s just taken, have a look what Andy Robertson does.

Andy Robertson pushes the goalkeeper backwards,” he said on the Whistleblowers Podcast.READ MORE: Richard Hughes did something which made no sense this summer and Liverpool are now paying for it“So Andy Robertson knows what he’s doing by being in that position. “There’s another example on set plays where a team has used a player for a blocking purpose.”Liverpool still deserved to loseAlthough that goal really could have changed the entire game, mistakes happen and Liverpool cannot rely upon that, especially as the right decision might have even been made according to the letter of the law.Across the 90 minutes, the Reds were way off the pace of Man City and were played off the park, with the gulf in quality clear to see.