Premier League panel split after Liverpool VAR controversy at Man City

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A Premier League panel has been left split following the controversy surrounding Virgil van Dijk’s disallowed goal for Liverpool against Manchester City earlier this month. The decision to disallow Van Dijk’s goal has caused plenty of controversy as replays showed that Robertson hadn’t obstructed Donnarumma’s view, with the left-back having also ducked under the ball on its way into the net.

The Premier League’s Key Match Incidents (KMI) panel has now ruled that the decision to disallow the goal was correctly not overturned by VAR, although the panel was split on the decision. Virgil van Dijk's goal was disallowed after Andy Robertson was ajudged to have been in Gianluigi Donnarumma's line of sight from an offside position (Image: Getty Images) However, the panel also found that the VAR team of Michael Oliver and Tim Wood was correct not to intervene in the incident, although that also saw a 3-2 split.

The panel’s decision comes after PGMOL chief Howard Webb defended the decision to disallow Van Dijk’s goal, describing it as “not unreasonable” despite Liverpool complaining to the referees’ board. The KMI panel found that the majority "felt that due to Robertson not being in the line of vision of the goalkeeper at the time of the header, and his subsequent actions not clearly impacting Donnarumma's attempt to save the ball, the goal should have been awarded".