Liverpool have launched a complaint to the referees' chiefs over Virgil van Dijk's disallowed goal against Manchester City.
City, who had taken the lead at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday, had seemingly been pegged back when the Dutchman looped his header past the outstretched arms of Gianluigi Donnarumma.
However, the goal was chalked off when it went to a VAR review after Andy Robertson was deemed to be an offside position.
On the Premier League match centre's X account, a explanation was posted: "The referee’s call of offside and no goal to Liverpool was checked and confirmed by VAR.
"With Robertson in an offside position and deemed to be making an obvious action directly in front of the goalkeeper."
Andy Robertson
Andy Robertson was deemed to be involving himself in play (Image: Sky Sports)
According to Law 11 of the Football Association handbook, a player in an offside position is "only penalised on becoming involved in active play by: interfering with play by playing or touching a ball passed or touched by a team-mate…
"Or interfering with an opponent by: preventing an opponent from playing or being able to play the ball by clearly obstructing the opponent's line of vision; or challenging an opponent for the ball.
"Or clearly attempting to play a ball which is close when this action impacts on an opponent or making an obvious action which clearly impacts on the ability of an opponent to play the ball."
Andrew Robertson of Liverpool speaks with Referee Chris Kavanagh at half time during the Premier League match between Manchester City and Liverpool at Etihad Stadium on November 9, 2025 in Manchester, England.
Liverpool have contacted PGMOL over the decision (Image: Getty Images)
According to the Daily Mail, Liverpool have contacted PGMOL to question the decision made over the weekend.
Arne Slot's side have rejected the idea that the decision was arrived at for subjective reasons - instead believing it's criteria based. And they are keen to understand what criteria was reached.
Slot, himself, was furious at the decision: "He didn't interfere at all with what the goalkeeper could do.
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"Immediately after the game someone showed me the goal that the same referee allowed – City against Wolves last season (when Bernardo Silva was on the line for a John Stones header).
"So it took the linesman 13 seconds to raise his flag to say it was offside. So there was clearly communication, but as I said that (goal) could have influenced the game in a positive way for us."
While Van Dijk said that "the officials are deciding the key decisions" and there was "no point discussing this from my point of view".