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Premier League panel decide disallowed Virgil van Dijk goal should have stood in new twist

Virgil van Dijk

Virgil van Dijk saw his goal ruled out vs Liverpool

The Premier League’s Key Match Incidents panel believe Virgil van Dijk's disallowed goal in Liverpool's 3-0 loss to Manchester City SHOULD have stood.

However, it has also been determined that VAR was right not to overturn the on-field decision after the Dutchman's powerful header was ruled out by Chris Kavanagh's assistant, Stuart Burt.

The Premier League champions would have levelled the game at 1-1 had Van Dijk's header not been ruled out due to the fact that Andy Robertson was stood in an offside position. It was ruled that the Scotland defender was in the eye-line of Gianluigi Donnarumma as he ducked to allow the ball to pass him.

The Times have now revealed that the KMI panel have gone against the judgement of Kavanagh and Burt, though they also found that the VAR official in question, Michael Oliver, was right not intervene. The panel is made up of three former players or coaches, one person from the Premier League and one from the PGMOL.

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