MANCHESTER -- Though he was at pains to emphasize that the two-goal hole Liverpool found themselves in was a fair reflection of the first half, Arne Slot insisted the story of his side's 3-0 hammering at Manchester City could have been rather different if VAR had not overruled Virgil van Dijk's 38th-minute header.

Captain Van Dijk thought he had brought Liverpool level when he guided Mohamed Salah's delivery onto a powerful arc that curled inside the far post, seemingly cancelling out Erling Haaland's earlier header. However, his celebrations were soon punctured by jubilation at the Etihad Stadium as video assistant referee Michael Oliver instructed him to overturn the goal. Andrew Robertson had ducked out of the way of the header and was certainly near the ball, though controversy r

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