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Unacceptable – Martinez Hits Out at VAR Call on City Goal
Lisandro Martinez said officials made an unacceptable mistake after VAR overturned an offside call on Erling Haaland’s winner.
- Manchester City defeated Manchester United at Old Trafford on Saturday after a VAR check overturned an initial offside call on Erling Haaland's winning goal at the hour mark.
- Enzo Maresca's City played with ten men from the 23rd minute after Phil Foden was sent off for kicking out at Bruno Fernandes, yet still secured three points away from home.
- Replays showed Enzo Fernandez, in an offside position, diving for the ball and impacting Lisandro Martinez's line of vision, leaving Haaland free for the tap-in at the back post.
- Martinez described the decision as "unacceptable," telling Sky Sports he is frustrated that "five, six people doing this kind of mistake in the Premier League is unacceptable."
- The Premier League Match Centre stated the VAR "determined that Haaland was in an onside position" and deemed that "while in an offside position, Fernandez didn't play the ball.
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"We have to go home with this injustice" - Lisandro Martinez makes feelings clear on VAR decision in Manchester United's loss to Man City
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