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.

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Liverpool head coach Arne Slot said it is "obvious and clear" that Virgil van Dijk's goal should not have been ruled out in his team's 3-0 defeat to Manchester City.

Nine months ago the Reds comprehensively outplayed Manchester City on their own patch. But it was a very different story on Sunday at the Etihad Stadium