Webb admits VAR missed offside

Howard Webb, English football's chief refereeing officer, admitted on Tuesday that VAR missed Enzo Fernández's offside, wrongly allowing Erling Haaland's winning goal in the Manchester derby.

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VAR with tunnel vision: Referee chief admits errors in Manchester Derby

During Manchester City's 1-0 win over United, the VAR missed an offside position by Enzo Fernández. Haaland's goal should not have counted, according to Howard Webb.

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Howard Webb says accidental handball law ‘a nonsense’ and calls for reform

Webb wants to stop ‘ridiculous situations’ Says VAR officials in United v City had ‘tunnel vision’ Howard Webb has described the law around accidental handball as “a bit of a nonsense” and called for its reform to stop referees being drawn into “ridiculous situations”. The chief refereeing officer for English football made his remarks on Tuesday, when he also fronted up over the error that allowed Manchester City to win Sunday’s Manchester derby. Webb said he was “really disappointed” with the video assistant referee call that failed to spot Enzo Fernández interfering with play from an offside position before Erling Haaland scored the only goal . Continue reading. . .