JAKARTA - Liverpool manager Arne Slot said it was clear Virgil van Dijk's goal should not have been disallowed in their 0-3 defeat to Manchester City on Sunday, November 9, 2025.
The Liverpool defender thought he had equalized with a header late in the first half, before the linesman deemed Andy Robertson, who was in an offside position, to have obstructed Gianluigi Donnarumma's view. VAR ruled Robertson had clearly acted in front of the goalkeeper.
Arne Slot later claimed the decision was wrong, but admitted it was not the reason for Liverpool's defeat.
"It's difficult to give my opinion. It was clear and obvious that the wrong decision was made, at least in my opinion."
"Robertson didn't interfere at all with what the goalkeeper could have done. Immediately after the match, someone showed me a goal that was allowed by the same referee—Manchester City against Wolves last season."
"So, the linesman only needed 13 seconds to raise his flag and call for offside. So, there was clearly communication, but as I said, it could have influenced the game positively for us," said Arne Slot after the match.
Liverpool have now lost five of their 11 league games this season and enter the international break in eighth place, eight points behind leaders Arsenal.
However, Arne Slot said the title race is over.
"It feels like too many (defeats). The last thing I should talk about now is the title race."
"We have to focus on getting results before thinking about that. The reality is, we're in eighth place now."
"One team is quite far ahead, although Manchester City might be four points behind Arsenal. The rest are quite tight."
"I said many times last season, even after we took the early lead, that the best way to judge the league table is of course after 38 games."
"But the next best thing to judge is after 19 games because then we all face the same opponents."
"Our first focus should be on getting the result and the last thing we should focus on is the title race," said Arne Slot in his post-match press conference.
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