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With Alisson marooned upfield for a set-piece as Liverpool searched for a late equaliser, Rayan Cherki kicked the ball towards an empty net.<\/p>\n
Haaland gave chase and was clearly going to outpace Dominik Szoboszlai.<\/p>\n
The City striker had overtaken Szoboszlai 25 yards from goal and looked certain to win the race \u2013 but he was pulled back.<\/p>\n
It was a clear foul which referee Craig Pawson identified, but he played an advantage.<\/p>\n
As the ball rolled towards the goal with the same two players still jostling to reach it, Liverpool’s Hungary international was about to slide in and clear it off the line.<\/p>\n
Before Szoboszlai could do so, however, Haaland pulled him back, and that stopped the home player from keeping the ball out of the net.<\/p>\n
The first pull on Haaland muddies the waters. After all, it seemed Haaland was definitely going to score.<\/p>\n
But they are two distinct situations. You have to separate the first foul by Szoboszlai and the subsequent offence from Haaland.<\/p>\n
Would Szoboszlai have prevented the goal had he not been fouled? There is a high chance.<\/p>\n
On that basis it is impossible for the goal to stand.<\/p>\n
Remember that Pawson played advantage. Had Szoboszlai been allowed to successfully keep the ball out, the play would have been brought back and he would have been sent off.<\/p>\n
The end result would be the same as the outcome of the VAR intervention: no goal and Szoboszlai sent off for denying an obvious goalscoring opportunity.<\/p>\n
If you take out the first pull on Haaland, it is hard to see how anyone could have a problem with the goal being disallowed.<\/p>\n
This is not the first time, or the last, that the VAR has correctly disallowed a goal and people really struggle to stomach it.<\/p>\n
Yes, the goal could be important for Manchester City at the end of the season. But the goal conceded could also turn out to be vital for Liverpool.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
#Dominik #Szoboszlai #red #card #ref #VAR #Liverpool #Man #City #Haaland #drama<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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