LIVERPOOL - An alleged elbowing of Liverpool's Andy Robertson by an assistant referee at halftime during Sunday's Premier League clash with Arsenal at Anfield will be investigated by the authorities.
Scotland international Robertson was seen remonstrating with an official at halftime and video replays appeared to show Constantine Hatzidakis brushing off the player and catching him with his arm.
“That’s about a guy that will never linesman in the Premier League again.”
Rebecca Lowe, Tim Howard and @The2RobbiesNBC react to Andrew Robertson appearing to be elbowed in the face by a linesman. #MyPLMorning pic.twitter.com/FIVfcUkSMm— NBC Sports Soccer (@NBCSportsSoccer) April 9, 2023
"PGMOL is aware of an incident involving assistant referee Constantine Hatzidakis and Liverpool defender Andrew Robertson at halftime during the Liverpool v Arsenal fixture at Anfield," Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL) said. "We will review the matter in full once the game has concluded."
The assistant referee and Andy Robertson appeared to get into a physical altercation at halftime. pic.twitter.com/sPX0NlxMyv
— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) April 9, 2023
In a super-charged game, Liverpool fought back from two goals down to draw 2-2.
Asked about the incident, Liverpool manager Jürgen Klopp said: "I didn't see it at all. I heard something happened. I heard the pictures speak for themselves but I don't know more."
(Reporting by Martyn Herman, editing by Pritha Sarkar)
