Andy Robertson: Assistant referee Constantine Hatzidakis stood down during FA investigation

Andy Robertson (second from left) was shown a yellowish paper for dissent aft his clash with adjunct referee Constantine Hatzidakis (far right)

Assistant referee Constantine Hatzidakis volition not beryllium progressive successful immoderate matches portion the Football Association investigates an incidental successful which helium appeared to elbow Liverpool defender Andy Robertson.

An aggravated Robertson and respective team-mates approached referee Paul Tierney, who booked Robertson.

Refereeing assemblage PGMOL said it "will not beryllium appointing Constantine Hatzidakis to fixtures successful immoderate of the competition" during the FA investigation.

Former Blackburn striker Chris Sutton told BBC Radio 5 Live connected Sunday: "He has to beryllium banned. He volition person to beryllium retired a fig of games.

"You can't person assistants throwing elbows. I truly don't cognize what helium was thinking.

"I can't retrieve different incidental similar this. Where is the precedent for these things?"

Former Manchester midfielder Roy Keane described 28-year-old Robertson arsenic a "big baby".

"He grabs the linesman first," Keane said connected Sky Sports. "Robertson should beryllium much disquieted astir his defending. Just get connected with the game."

PGMOL (Professional Game Match Officials Limited) said it would "review the substance successful full".

'Hatzidakis' vocation could beryllium successful jeopardy'

Before Hatzidakis was stood down, erstwhile Premier League referee Keith Hackett told 5 Live: "I was trying to find an excuse arsenic to wherefore helium did it and I came up with was helium successful fear?

"He shouldn't beryllium due to the fact that he's successful a protected situation with plentifulness of security.

"But helium reacted successful a mode that helium shouldn't. He's intelligibly mislaid his composure."

Fulham striker Aleksandar Mitrovic is serving an eight-game ban for pushing referee Chris Kavanagh successful their FA Cup decision astatine Manchester United past month.

Hackett said the FA has a large determination to marque implicit a imaginable punishment for Hatzidakis.

"If helium is recovered blameworthy of this, his vocation is successful jeopardy," said Hackett.

"The prohibition connected Aleksandar Mitrovic wasn't agelong enough, truthful this has got to beryllium the equivalent if helium is recovered guilty.

"I would similar the FA to convene a gathering this week and resoluteness the contented by the weekend."

Writing successful the Daily Mail, erstwhile Premier League referee Mark Clattenburg said Robertson "initiated contact" with Hatzidakis.

"Players tin propulsion america officials to the limit," helium said. "They tin provoke to the constituent wherever you are astir apt tempted to springiness them thing successful return.

"But nether nary circumstances tin we tin respond. Certainly not physically. Hatzidakis did and determination volition present beryllium a clamour for him to beryllium banned.

"I bash not deliberation Hatzidakis meant to drawback Robertson with his elbow."

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