😳 Uproar in the Manchester derby! Haaland winner should've been ruled out

😳 Uproar in the Manchester derby! Haaland winner should've been ruled out Frustration ran deep at Manchester United after the derby defeat. Not only because they had lost the match against Manchester City 0-1, but also because Erling Haaland’s goal (60') should never have counted. You can watch the highlights of the match here in the video. Afterwards, the referees’ organization "Pro Ref" admitted it had made a mistake. Referee Michael Oliver had initially disallowed Haaland’s goal, but the VAR intervened and overturned the decision. Enzo Fernandez, who was in an offside position in this situation, was actively involved in the play. As the TV footage shows, he did not touch the ball, but he cleared the way for Haaland because the defenders focused on him. In a statement after the derby, it said that the VAR had failed to recognize "the likely impact of his position" (meaning Fernandez’s) and should have recommended an on-field review. The referees’ organization then apologized to Manchester United and announced that the case would be reviewed internally. However, it is not expected that the result will be changed retrospectively. Man United coach Michael Carrick was even angrier after the apology. "I just don’t understand it. I really don’t understand it," Carrick said. "I can’t understand how they supposedly want to help the referees while building so many layers behind it, with so many people, so many bodies, so many screens and all these offices, whatever they’re supposed to be, to make the right decisions." He also described it as an unbelievable decision: "I couldn’t understand it when I saw it, but the explanation almost makes it even worse." Wayne Rooney could understand the coach’s anger: "I’m just so annoyed with this VAR. I think it’s awful. It has taken all the emotion out of the game, the energy with which the game is played, and not seeing and recognizing that Enzo Fernández is in an offside position." The United legend was stunned that the VAR could get it so wrong: "Anyone who has played the game at any level understands that and knows that he is in an offside position." For Manchester United, the focus is on putting the frustration behind them as quickly as possible. Brighton await in the League Cup on Wednesday. This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇩🇪 here.