‘I’m never usually offside’ — Haaland reacts to controversial goal in Man City win

Erling Haaland scored a controversial winning goal on Sunday to secure a 1-0 victory for Manchester City against Manchester United. The match, played at Manchester United, saw City reduced to 10 men following the dismissal of Phil Foden for kicking Bruno Fernandes before Haaland netted the decisive goal on the hour mark. Despite surviving a contentious VAR review at the time, the forward later reacted to the incident by stating, "I'm never usually offside," and describing the winner as a "great feeling."

Following the match, the Professional Game Referees (Pro Ref) admitted that allowing the goal was an "error of judgment." The refereeing body confirmed on Sunday that it had contacted Manchester United to acknowledge the mistake and announced that it would review the incident.