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'Elbow' linesman Constantine Hatzidakis will return to action for the first time as the assistant referee for Manchester United's clash with Aston Villa following his incident with Andy Robertson

Constantine Hatzidakis will return to Premier League duty on Sunday afternoon as the assistant referee for Manchester United's clash with Aston Villa.

Hatzidakis had been suspended while his encounter with Liverpool defender Andy Robertson was investigated.

However, the official was cleared of any wrongdoing by the Football Association after television footage appeared to show him apparently elbow the player at half-time of the 2-2 draw at Anfield on April 9.

Hatzidakis is understood to have last week apologised to Robertson on a Zoom call, with the Scotland captain accepting his explanation for what happened, and the FA chose to take no further action.