Manager Michael Salisbury was abandoned for the Conflict of the Premier League on Sunday between the contenders for the first titles Liverpool and Arsenal after the managers of the Professional match match (PGMO) admitted that the decision to reject Fulham’s goal against Chelsea on Saturday was a mistake.
Salisbury was the Var while Chelsea missed 2-0 winners at Stamford Bridge, gracked the goals of Joao Pedro and an Enzo Fernandez penalty.
However, the main subject of discussion of the game was the controversial decision to exclude Josh King’s strike in the first half for visitors following a Var exam.
It was a decision that exasperated the boss of Fulham, Marco Silva, who described the “incredible” call, and the one that the match of the day that expert Danny Murphy described as one of the worst Var errors of all time.
“The way you prohibit a goal like that is incredible,” Silva told TNT Sports after the match.
“We have meetings with referees and people in charge, we all want to win. Var is not there to go up the game.
“I would prefer not to say something more because I would be punished. I want to be on the sidelines next week to help my team, I don’t want to be fined.
“But it was a difficult start to the season with certain decisions.”
The PGMO has since admitted an error, chef Howard Webb would have contacted Fulham directly on the incident.
Salisbury will be replaced by John Brooks for the confrontation in Anfield.
