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CHRIS SUTTON: Craig Pawson made the RIGHT call to disallow Cristiano Ronaldo's cheeky attempt to score against Newcastle because Fabian Schar was CLEARLY not taking the free-kick

The date was September 25, 2010, and the setting was Anfield, when one of the most bizarre goals in Premier League history was scored.

Sunderland had won a free-kick in front of their own box. Defender Michael Turner knocked the ball back to goalkeeper Simon Mignolet so he could take it.

Fernando Torres claimed that meant the free-kick had been taken and it was ‘live’. Torres charged down on goal and squared the ball to Dirk Kuyt, who scored beyond Mignolet.

Sutton recalls a similar goal from Liverpool's Dirk Kuyt against Sunderland that stood back in September 2010
Ronaldo leads the protests as his goal was disallowed in Man Utd's 0-0 draw with Newcastle

Ronaldo leads the protests as his goal was disallowed in Man Utd's 0-0 draw with Newcastle

Referee Stuart Attwell allowed that goal to stand, despite Sunderland’s fury.