Overview
- Erling Haaland's 60th-minute strike decided the 1-0 win for Manchester City at Old Trafford in the 199th Manchester Derby.
- Hours after the match, Pro Ref acknowledged a 'Fehleinschätzung' and said the VAR failed to recommend a monitor review that, by their reading of the rules, should have overturned the goal.
- Pro Ref said Enzo Fernández did not touch the ball but moved toward it in an offside position in a way that likely affected Lisandro Martínez and therefore qualified as 'interfering' under the offside law.
- The video assistant on the play was named as Matthew Donohue and the announced probe will examine his handling of the incident and the missed recommendation to involve the on-field referee.
- The admission leaves the match result unchanged but has intensified criticism from former players and managers and renewed questions about VAR protocol, training and referee governance.