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Mark Clattenburg gives VERDICT on Calvert-Lewin’s disallowed goal

Former Premier League referee Mark Clattenburg thinks Dominic Calvert-Lewin’s late goal against Manchester United should have stood.  The 22-year-old forward’s shot was deflected by Harry Maguire before the ball went into the net. Gylfi Sigurdsson was offside when Calvert-Lewin had his shot, but the Iceland international was not in an active position.  Ex-referee believes that the goal should have stood considering the line of vision De Gea had during the shot.  He wrote for the Daily Mail: “When Calvert-Lewin got his effort away, Gylfi Sigurdsson was in an offside position, but the Everton midfielder did not touch the ball.” “So was he in De Gea's line of vision? The goalkeeper had full view of the ball when Calvert-Lewin took his shot and only the deflection off Maguire left him with no chance of making a save. “Therefore, I would have let this goal stand. VAR must have deemed Sigurdsson was interfering with De Gea's vision to give offside.”
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