Not every decision is black and white - disallowing Virgil van Dijk goal was the right call

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Daily Mirror IconSportFootballVirgil van DijkVirgil van Dijk's disallowed goal in Liverpool's 3-0 loss against Manchester City on Sunday has been heavily debated online and the chief of the PGMOL Howard Webb has now spokenSubjective seems to be a dangerous word when it comes to refereeing decisions. And, my word, opinion has been split as to whether Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk’s “goal” should have counted against Manchester City on Sunday.

For what it's worth, I have been really torn. Never was and still isn’t.READ MORE: Real reason Liverpool goal was disallowed as fans fume at Howard Webb explanationREAD MORE: Liverpool get new 'clear and obvious' verdict after PGMOL contact over Virgil van Dijk decisionThere has to be a degree of subjectivity.

Webb does have regular conversations with clubs even to the point that there is a great little anecdote about him calling a director to discuss a decision - and a wrong one at that - even before the club official had got into his car after the game.There can be no doubt everyone wants refereeing standards to be higher - everyone is striving for 100 per cent perfection - but the notion that doing that show is a bad thing is crazy.Webb tries to ensure that he talks to the clubs involved in each decision before the show airs - just as he did with Liverpool - so they never find out about it on Mic’D Up.And surely it is a good thing to have transparency and openness. Personally, I wish they would have a different presenter than Michael Owen because an ex-pro is hardly going to be Jeremy Paxman.My reaction was why did he not ask questions about Liverpool’s reaction and the idea they had contacted the PGMOL.