No punishment for official after incident with Liverpool’s Robertson
LONDON — No motion will probably be taken towards assistant referee Constantine Hatzidakis after his interplay with Liverpool defender Andy Robertson, the English Football Association stated Thursday.
Video replays appeared to point out the official elevate his arm towards Robertson, who had approached Hatzidakis after the halftime whistle throughout Liverpool’s 2-2 draw with Arsenal on Sunday.
Hatzidakis was then stood down from obligation whereas the FA appeared into matter. But the governing physique stated there was no case to reply.
“We have thoroughly reviewed all of the evidence in relation to the recent incident at Anfield involving the Liverpool defender Andrew Robertson and match official Constantine Hatzidakis, and we will be taking no further action,” the FA said. “Our comprehensive process involved reviewing detailed statements from Liverpool and PGMOL, as well as multiple angles of video footage, in relation to both the incident and its surrounding circumstances.”
Sky Sports cameras zooming in on the confrontation confirmed Hatzidakis seemingly throwing up his arm and making contact with Robertson, who gesticulated that he had been hit by the official.
Robertson was led away by teammates and obtained a yellow card.
“I know it happened but I didn’t watch it,” Liverpool supervisor Jurgen Klopp stated Sunday. “If it happened the pictures will speak for themselves.”
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