‘On that basis, it was impossible for the goal to stand’published at 09:18 GMT
Liverpool 1-2 Man City
As the ball rolled towards the goal with the same two players still jostling to reach it, Dominik Szoboszlai was about to slide in and clear it off the line.
Before Szoboszlai could do so, however, Erling Haaland pulled him back, and that stopped the home player from keeping the ball out of the net.
The first pull on the Norway striker muddies the waters. After all, it seemed Haaland was definitely going to score.
But they are two distinct situations. You have to separate the first foul by Szoboszlai and the subsequent offence from Haaland.
Would Szoboszlai have prevented the goal had he not been fouled? There is a high chance.
On that basis it is impossible for the goal to stand.
Remember that referee Craig 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.
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