Offside and Out of Touch: The VAR Debacle in the Manchester Derby The recent Manchester derby was marred by a series of poor decisions from the video assistant referee (VAR) team.
One such decision, which awarded a goal that should have been disallowed, was attributed to the VAR team becoming overly focused on Erling Haaland's status.
This narrow focus, as described by Howard Webb, the referees' chief, reveals a systemic issue within the VAR system: a failure to consider the larger picture.