Manchester City wrongly awarded Haaland goal by VAR at United: Refs’ body

Erling Haaland's goal for Man City should not have been overturned by VAR in derby at United, admits referee body.Published On 13 Sep 202613 Sep 2026Professional Game Referees (Pro Ref) admitted on Sunday that the decision to allow Erling Haaland’s winner in Manchester City’s 1-0 victory over Manchester United was an “error of judgment”.With City down to 10 men after Phil Foden’s dismissal for kicking Bruno Fernandes, Haaland netted on the hour mark with a close-range finish from Josko Gvardiol’s cross.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Danish FA allege FIFA Legal Committee evaded questions on Infantino’s planlist 2 of 4Morocco PM takes aim at federation chief over 2030 World Cup final boastlist 3 of 4FIFA rebukes Morocco’s claim it will host 2030 World Cup finallist 4 of 4UEFA wants FIFA subsidiaries’ blocked from Infantino discovery fight in USend of listThe goal was initially disallowed for offside against Haaland, but VAR eventually overturned that decision, even though City midfielder Enzo Fernandez was in an offside position and attempted to reach the ball before the Norwegian forward.Fernandez did not touch the ball, so the goal was given, allowing Haaland to cele...