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The clash between Manchester City and Liverpool was marred by the controversy over the decision.
Manchester City beat Liverpool 3-0 in the 11th round of the English Premier League (EPL) in the 2025-2026 season at Etihad Stadium in Manchester, England on the 10th (Korean time). Elling Holan went between hell and heaven.
Holan missed Jeremy Doku's penalty kick in the 13th minute of the first half after VAR (Video Reading) on-field review. He recovered after 16 minutes. Holan responded with a header from Matheus Nunes' cross and scored the first goal.
Liverpool equalized in the 38th minute with a header from a corner kick by Virgil van Dijk. But the goal was called off. Andy Robertson was in the direction of the ball towards the goal. Robertson bowed his head and avoided the ball. The referee judged that Robertson, who is in an offside position, interfered with Manchester City's gatekeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma.
Liverpool, which failed to bring the game to square one, collapsed. Nico González scored an additional goal in the first half of the extra time for Manchester City. In the 18th minute of the second half, Doku's net goal was scored.
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Liverpool manager Arne Slot exploded after the game. He said "It's hard to give my opinion. However, it is clear and certain that the wrong decision has been made, at least in my opinion. Robertson did not interfere with the goalkeeper's movements at all"Someone showed me a goal right after the game, which the referee allowed Manchester City last season against Wolverhampton. It took 13 seconds for the assistant referee to raise the flag to announce it was offside. So there must have been communication,' he said angrily.
As the slot manager said, there was a similar situation against Manchester City and Wolverhampton in October last year. Bernardu Silva was in an offside position, lowering his posture as the ball went through. The goal was recognized. In September 2023, against Manchester City and Fulham, Manuel Akanji seemed to interfere with the opponent's goalkeeper during Nathan Ake's goal, but the goal declaration was maintained.
Van Dijk, who 'stolen' the goal, declined to say. "In football, the referee makes important decisions, and we have to accept it. In my opinion, there is no reason to discuss this matter. The reality is that we lost 0-3 and that's a big hit. "It doesn't matter what I say. What I'm saying will be reported, and only comments will be made about my decision throughout the A-match period. I'll just focus on the fact that we lost. You argue whether the ruling was valid.'
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
