Maresca Critiques VAR Focus After City's Derby Win
Enzo Maresca, the manager of Manchester City, lamented the overshadowing of his team's performance by the VAR controversy following their 1-0 derby victory against Manchester United. The match, held on Sunday, featured Erling Haaland's second-half goal, which was initially ruled offside but later awarded after a VAR review determined he was onside.
City faced a significant challenge as they played with 10 men after Phil Foden received a red card in the 23rd minute for kicking out at Bruno Fernandes. Maresca criticized the focus on the VAR decision, stating, “To talk about one moment after that game when we played for 70, 75 minutes with 10 players is quite poor.” He also referenced a previous controversial decision from January 2023, where Manchester United's goal was deemed offside, and noted that Manchester City was still awaiting an apology for that incident.
Maresca acknowledged the difficulties VAR officials face in making quick decisions, admitting that mistakes are inevitable.
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