Lucky Liverpool? Was Aleksandar Mitrovic's Goal Ruled Out Correctly For Offside Before Mo Salah's Opener?

Lucky Liverpool? Was Aleksandar Mitrovic's Goal Ruled Out Correctly For Offside Before Mo Salah's Opener?
13:03, 11 Nov 2018

Liverpool rode their luck in the first half of their Premier League match with Fulham, and Jurgen Klopp's side should've gone into the half-time break 1-0 down instead of being a goal in front as Aleksandar Mitrovic's goal should have been allowed.

After the Fulham striker was adjudged offside by the officials, Liverpool rapidly restarted the match and within the blink of an eye Mohamed Salah had stroked the ball into the back of the visitors net and Liverpool headed into the break in the lead.

However, Mitrovic's goal should have stood as the screenshot above of the controversial moment Tom Cairney delivered the cross to the Fulham striker shows that Mitrovic is being played on side by Liverpool full-back Andy Robertson.

As the Liverpool defenders rush out after Fulham elected to play a short corner, it's the Scottish international Robertson that is a little slower to react than his teammates, and while the rest of the Liverpool players have left Mitrovic in an offside position, Robertson is playing the striker on side and having dispatched his header past Alisson Becker the Cottagers should have been a goal to the good.

The assistant referee who adjudged Mitrovic was offside is potentially having his vision blocked by Andre Schurlle, so that could've hindered his decision making, but Fulham can feel very aggrieved to not be leading.

To add insult to injury, Liverpool quickly responded with a rapid break up the pitch and some poor Fulham defending helped Salah go clean through and he coolly slotted the ball into the back of the net to give Liverpool the lead.

We think Mitrovic is clearly on side, but have your say below on whether you think the Fulham man is on side.  He's second runner from the top of the picture on the shoulder of the Liverpool defenders.

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