Premier League referees' body ne Old Trafford mein Manchester derby ke dauran VAR error ke baad Manchester United se maafi maangi. Manchester City ke liye Erling Haaland ke winning goal par pehle uske khilaaf offside flag lagaya gaya tha, lekin phir bhi goal maan liya gaya. Yeh controversy midfielder Enzo Fernández ke involvement se paida hui tha, jise assistant referee ne play mein interference ka flag dekar issue kiya.

Haan, VAR Matthew Donohue aur assistant VAR Blake Antrobus ne us decision ko overrule kiya, kyunki unka kehna tha ki Fernández active nahi tha. Manchester United manager Michael Carrick ne is decision ko “worrying” kaha, aur defender Lisandro Martínez ne ise “injustice” kaha. Pro Ref ne apni galti maani, aur kaha ki VAR ko Fernández ki position ke probable impact ki samajh nahi hui, aur usse on-field review recommend karna chahiye tha.

Is result se Manchester City Arsenal ke saath four games mein maximum points ke saath join kar gayi, jabki United 13th place par chala gaya, ek win, ek draw aur do defeats ke saath. Manchester United ne confirm kiya ki referees' body ne us galti-e-judgement ko acknowledge karne ke liye unse contact kiya tha. Is incident ke baad, ESPN pundits Hutchison aur Ogden ne Manchester derby reaction par analysis kiya, aur kaha ki short-handed Manchester City ne ten-man United ko outplayed kiya.

Maresca ne Foden red card situation se satisfaction dikhaya, aur argument kiya ki Bruno ko bhi send off karna chahiye tha.