Coach Pep Guardiola's army blew away the defending champions with beautiful goals from Haaland, Nico Gonzalez and Jeremy Doku.

However, Liverpool believed they should have been awarded the equalizer 1-1, after defender Van Dijk's header past Donnarumma at the end of the first half.

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Van Dijk's header was not recognized as a goal - Photo: SunSport

The VAR team headed by referee Michael Oliver controversially ruled that Andy Robertson was offside.

The Scottish defender did not touch the ball after Van Dijk's header, but VAR officials judged that Robertson obstructed the situation when standing right next to the Man City goalkeeper.

After the match, coach Arne Slot angrily criticized referee Chris Kavanagh and the VAR team for " making clear and obvious mistakes ".

He said indignantly: "In my personal opinion, it's clear that the referee made the wrong decision. Why do I think so? Because Robertson did not interfere with what the opposing goalkeeper could do.

Immediately after the game, someone showed me the goal that referee Kavanagh had awarded in Man City vs Wolves last season. It took the linesman 13 seconds to raise his flag for offside. A set piece can make all the difference.

Although Liverpool played very badly in the first half, if Van Dijk's goal had been recognized, everything that happened after that would have been very different."

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