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Liverpool v Arsenal official removed hours before KO as chiefs admit 'mistake'
Aug 31 2025 13:38 · By Etienne Fermie/Etienne Fermie
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MICHAEL SALISBURY has been REMOVED as the VAR official for Liverpool vs Arsenal just hours before kick off.
Salisbury, 40, was on VAR duty for Chelsea's 2-0 victory over Fulham yesterday, during which he controversially sent the referee over to the monitor to disallow Josh King's opener.
2 Referee Robert Jones was sent over to the monitor Credit: Reuters
2 Rodrigo Muniz was deemed to have fouled Trevoh Chalobah in the build-up to the goal
With the score level at 0-0, teenage striker King found the net for the visitors.
To boss Marco Silva's astonishment, however, Salisbury sent referee Robert Jones over to the monitor.
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