ANDY ROBERTSON appeared to be elbowed by a Premier League linesman during Liverpool’s clash against Arsenal.
As the half-time whistle blew, linesman Constantine Hatzidakis struck the Scotland captain in the throat.
Liverpool’s Andrew Robertson reacts towards assistant referee Constantine Hatzidakis and was shown a yellow card by referee Paul TierneyREUTERS
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Referee Anthony Taylor booked Robertson after the half-time whistle following the bizarre situation.
The officials were crowed by a swarm of Liverpool players led by the Scot and captain Jordan Henderson.
Who is Constantine Hatzidakis and why did he elbow Andy Robertson?
The 38-year-old linesman has been a Premier League official since West Ham’s clash with Southampton in 2014.
During Liverpool vs Arsenal, he was judged to elbow Reds left-back Andy Robertson.
The Scot looked to of made his feelings clear to the linesman after the first half’s antics.
And astonishigly Hatzidakis struck out and elbowed the Scotland captain.
During half-time Sky Sports reporter, Geoff Shreeves claimed that Robertson was furious as he entered the tunnel, accusing the official of “elbowing him in the throat”.
Roy Keane took a different view of the situation and called Robertson a “big baby” and told him to “concentrate on his defending”.
The Irishman said: “He should be more worried about his defending. Do you know what he is? That Robertson, I’ve watched him a number of times. He’s a big baby. That’s what that guy is.”
Hatzidakis returned for the second half despite being accused of elbowing Robertson in the first half.
What did the Professional Game Match Officials Limited body say about the elbow to Andy Robertson?
The PGMOL has released a statement on the elbow from Premier League linesman Constantine Hatzidakis on Andy Robertson.
A statement read: “PGMOL is aware of an incident involving assistant referee Constantine Hatzidakis and Liverpool defender Andrew Robertson at half-time during the Liverpool vs Arsenal fixture at Anfield.
“We will review the matter in full once the game has concluded.”