VAR officials are stood down from Premier League duty following their involvement in the Manchester derby, according to multiple reports. The decision centered on Erling Haaland’s second-half strike.
In the match, the goal is first ruled out for offside. After a VAR review, the decision is overturned and the strike is awarded on the basis that Haaland is onside. Both outlets describe the same sequence: an initial offside call, followed by a VAR check that reverses the ruling.
The reporting focuses on the league’s action taken against the officials after the incident, but provides limited details beyond the match event itself. Free Malaysia Today and The Hindu both present the stand-down as linked to the VAR performance in that derby moment, without citing additional disciplinary findings or elaborating on the specific procedural breach, if any. The context in both accounts remains the same: the review determines Haaland is onside and the goal stands.
