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– Refereeing body PGMOL will investigate after Liverpool’s Andy Robertson appeared to be elbowed in the chin by assistant referee Constantine Hatzidakis.
– Robertson approached the official angrily at the end of the first half against Arsenal and appeared to shove him as he passed, with Hatzidakis raising an elbow which hit Robertson.
– The Scot reacted furiously and, along with several team-mates, approached referee Paul Tierney, who booked 29-year-old Robertson.
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– Sky Sports pundit Roy Keane called the Reds player a “big baby” for his reaction.
– “Robertson should be more worried about his defending,” said Keane. “Just get on with the game. He grabs the linesman first.”
– Robertson could be in trouble if the incident is investigated further. Fulham’s Aleksandar Mitrovic is currently serving an eight-game ban for pushing referee Chris Kavanagh in their FA Cup loss at Manchester United on 19 March.
– PGMOL’s statement said it was “aware of an incident involving assistant referee Constantine Hatzidakis and Liverpool defender Andrew Robertson at half-time during the Liverpool v Arsenal fixture at Anfield”, adding that it would “review the matter in full”.
