Referees’ chief Howard Webb says VAR missed an offside offence involving Enzo Fernandez before the winning goal in Sunday’s Manchester derby. Webb acknowledges that the video assistant referee did not correctly assess the offside when deciding whether the goal should stand.
The incident highlights the limits of VAR checks and the challenges of making offside determinations in real time. Both outlets report Webb’s admission that the standard VAR review did not catch the potential infringement. While there are no additional details in the sources about the match incidents beyond the offside call, the focus is on the effectiveness of the VAR process in that specific moment.
The two reports align on the central point: Webb accepts responsibility on behalf of the officiating system for failing to flag Fernandez’s offside. The coverage frames it as an operational error rather than a dispute over the governing rules, with the emphasis placed on the missed check by VAR.
