The summit between the two teams ended with a convincing 3-0 victory for Manchester City. Liverpool contacted the referees' committee to protest the disallowance of the goal due to Andy Robertson of Liverpool being offside and obstructing the view of Manchester City's Italian goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnaruma. However, the response came from Howard Webb, who said: 'Obstructing the view of an opposing player and being in an offside position while a goal is scored by another player are among the most objective decisions that we must make a definitive call on.' Howard Webb, head of the referees' association in the English Premier League, confirmed the correctness of disallowing the goal scored by Liverpool's Dutch captain Virgil van Dijk into Manchester City's net, thereby refuting the claim of the current champion's manager Arne Slot that the referee made a wrong decision. Webb continued: 'It's no wonder that the belief...'
