Roberto Firmino Goal Controversially Disallowed By VAR Despite Being Onside

Robert Firmino's goal against Aston Villa was controversially disallowed by VAR despite the striker being onside.

Liverpool went behind after Trezeguet's goal in the 21st minute and the visitors thought they had leveled when their Brazilian forward hit the back of the net as Sadio Mane curled a lovely ball across the box.

But his goal was chalked off even though he appeared to be in an onside position. Check it out below:

Naturally, VAR was the talk of the first-half. Here's some reaction from social media.

Liverpool went on to beat Villa thanks to two late goals from Andy Robertson and Sadio Mane in injury time.

Topics: Liverpool, Football News, Football, Roberto Firmino, Premier League, VAR

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