Why did Haaland’s winner stand? Was Foden’s red fair and did Fernandes get lucky? – The Briefing

“The Manchester derby was dominated by two controversial refereeing calls, with the goal from Erling Haaland — finally given after a long VAR check — proving decisive in City’s 1-0 away win. That came after an hour, with the striker looking offside as he slotted home a Josko Gvardiol cross, only for VAR to find him onside due to the position of United defender Patrick Dorgu’s foot as the ball came in. It was also decided that a diving Enzo Fernandez did not interfere with play as he tried to head the cross in before Haaland’s back-post finish. On Sunday evening, Pro Ref released a statement saying an ‘error of judgement’ was made when applying VAR to assess Haaland’s goal. …”
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