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Enzo Maresca, Manchester City manager, addressed criticism over the VAR call that led to Erling Haaland's winning goal against Manchester United in a 1-0 victory, arguing that his team’s performance with ten men should be recognized. He defended the use of VAR despite admitting its errors and referenced an earlier controversial incident from January 2023 where City lost due to what they consider an incorrect offside decision not rectified by VAR.
Written by the local model on 2026-09-16,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
Manchester United faced increasing pressure on manager Michael Carrick after losing 1-0 to Manchester City in the Premier League despite playing with a numerical advantage for much of the match due to City's early red card. United, who have only accumulated four points from their first four league games this season, suffered another setback when Erling Haaland scored what should not have been a valid goal due to an offside decision overturned by VAR. Journalist Fabrizio Romano claimed that despite these struggles, United remains fully supportive of Carrick and has no immediate plans for change. However, former Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher criticized Carrick's substitution strategy during the match, suggesting that bringing on a striker instead of replacing a midfielder might have altered the game's outcome. Meanwhile, Manchester City manager Enzo Maresca downplayed controversy surrounding VAR decisions, focusing instead on his team's resilient performance with ten men for over 70 minutes. The incident highlighted ongoing debates about the accuracy versus speed trade-offs in using video assistant referees (VAR) in football matches.
Written for “Manchester United Issues” on 2026-09-17,
grounded in this article and the 3 other(s) covering the same event.
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Manchester City manager Enzo Maresca said the debate surrounding the VAR decision that awarded Erling Haaland’s winning goal against Manchester United should not overshadow his side’s 10-man performance in the 1-0 derby victory.
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that → say → victory
Haaland’s second-half strike on Sunday was initially ruled out for offside, but was awarded following a VAR review that judged the Norwegian to be onside.
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Norwegian → rule → review
Refereeing body Pro Ref later acknowledged that VAR had been wrong to allow the decisive goal.
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VAR → referee → goal
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City were reduced to 10 men in the 23rd minute when Phil Foden was sent off for kicking out at Bruno Fernandes but held on to secure the win.
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Foden → say → win
“To talk about one moment after that game when we played for 70, 75 minutes with 10 players is quite poor.
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we → talk → players
I think the performance was unbelievable and I’m pleased,” Maresca told reporters on Wednesday before Thursday’s League Cup third-round tie against Norwich City.
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Maresca → think → City
“There is knowledge that there was a mistake and that’s all.
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that → be → ?
Sometimes, it goes for you.
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it → go → you
The City boss also pointed to a controversial decision in a 2-1 defeat by Manchester United in January 2023, saying the club was still waiting for an apology after Fernandes scored despite Marcus Rashford being in an offside position.
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Rashford → point → position
“Three years ago when I was here, it happened the exact same against Manchester United.
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it → happen → United
The goal was not a regular goal, and no one apologised.
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one → apologise → ?
We are still waiting for the apology for that,” he said.
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he → wait → that
Maresca also defended the VAR officials who, he said, often have little time to make difficult decisions and mistakes were, therefore, inevitable.
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mistakes → defend → decisions
“Sometimes, they go for you, the decisions, sometimes, they go against you,” he said.
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he → go → you
“But also it’s not easy, I think, for the VAR, for the people that are in front of the screen, and in 10 seconds, 20 seconds they have to make a decision.
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they → ’ → decision
“It’s not easy for them.
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It → ’ → them
Sometimes, they make some mistakes.
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they → make → mistakes
I make mistakes; players make mistakes; I think it’s part of our job.”
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it → make → job
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