VAR did not even consider if Fernandez was offside – Webb
Referees’ chief Howard Webb has admitted that the video assistant referee (VAR) did not even consider whether Enzo Fernandez was offside for Erling Haaland’s controversial winner in Sunday’s Manchester derby. Speaking on the first edition of ‘Match Officials Mic’d Up’ of the season, Webb said he was “really disappointed” with the error made by the […]
Referee Howard Webb expressed disappointment over a VAR error during the Manchester derby between Manchester City and Manchester United. The video assistant referee (VAR) failed to consider whether Enzo Fernandez was offside when he interfered with Erling Haaland's goal in the 60th minute. Despite a VAR review confirming Haaland was onside, the goal was initially disallowed.
Webb stated that the VAR team was overly focused on Haaland and did not fully assess Fernandez's position, leading to the erroneous decision. He emphasized the need to learn from this mistake to prevent similar errors in the future.
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