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Howard Webb insists VAR Darren England was RIGHT not to stop the game once he realised he'd made a howler at Tottenham… as referees' chief reveals changes that have been made to ensure it doesn't happen again

PGMOL chief Howard Webb has finally had his say on the most controversial decision of the Premier League season to date after Luis Diaz had a goal incorrectly disallowed during Liverpool's 2-1 defeat by Tottenham last month.

The incident occurred in the first half of the clash at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, with Mohamed Salah playing Diaz through on goal and the Colombian winger finishing past Guglielmo Vicario.

The offside flag belatedly went up, leading to an obligatory VAR check. Replays confirmed Diaz was actually onside and the goal should have stood, but VAR official Darren England wrongly thought the goal had originally been given, and uttered the words 'check complete'.