'Game has gone' - bad night for VAR in semi-final

"The 65m January signing fired City ahead on 53 minutes and thought he had added a second 10 minutes later when he flicked Tijjani Reijnders' cross past Nick Pope. However, the forward was denied a third goal in two games for his new side after a five-and-a-half-minute VAR check adjudged Erling Haaland to have interfered with play from an offside position."

""The second goal should have stood," Semenyo said after the game. Haaland was jostling for position with Newcastle's Malick Thiaw when he was deemed to have obstructed the defender from stopping Semenyo's effort. Referee Chris Kavanagh watched the incident several times on the pitch-side monitor before announcing his decision to disallow the goal to the St James' Park crowd. Speaking to Sky Sports after the game, Pep Guardiola said the disallowed goal will make his side "stronger"."

"City eventually scored a second deep into stoppage time when Rayan Cherki fired past Pope. After a weekend where supporters enjoyed the FA Cup without VAR, this was the antithesis of the fans' football experience at St James' Park. It took five minutes and 30 seconds from the moment Semenyo scored what he thought was Manchester City's second goal until referee Kavanagh made the VAR sign to disallow it."

Manchester City took a 2-0 lead in the Carabao Cup semi-final first leg at St James' Park with Antoine Semenyo scoring on 53 minutes and Rayan Cherki sealing victory deep into stoppage time. A contentious VAR review of Semenyo's second effort produced a five-and-a-half-minute check and ruled Erling Haaland to have interfered from an offside position, leading to the goal being disallowed. Semenyo, Pep Guardiola and captain Bernardo Silva expressed frustration, with Guardiola saying the decision will make the team stronger and Silva noting repeated decisions going against City at that venue. The match highlighted renewed VAR controversy after an FA Cup weekend without video reviews.

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