- Video assistant referee Matt Donohue and assistant Blake Antrobus have been dropped from this weekend’s Premier League fixtures following an error of judgement during Sunday’s Manchester derby.
- Referees' body Pro Ref acknowledged the mistake, confirming Donohue should have advised on-field referee Michael Oliver to check the monitor for an offside offence by Enzo Fernandez prior to Erling Haaland’s goal.
- While the VAR team faces a spell on the sidelines until at least 10 October due to the upcoming international break, referee Michael Oliver has retained his appointment for Sunday’s match between Bournemouth and Liverpool.
- Former Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney described the failure to rule out the goal as baffling and horrendous, with Pro Ref contacting Manchester United to address the error.
- Howard Webb, the chief refereeing officer of Pro Ref, is expected to publicly address the incident on Tuesday’s broadcast of Match Officials: Mic’d Up .
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VAR for Manchester derby dropped from Premier League duty after Erling Haaland goal controversy
