Maresca: VAR fuss overshadows City's 10-man win

Maresca says it is 'quite poor' that a VAR storm has drowned out City's gritty derby display with 10 men.

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What happened. Manchester City beat Manchester United 1-0 at Old Trafford, with Erling Haaland scoring on the hour after a VAR review overturned an on-field offside call. The referees' body later ruled the decision incorrect, and the fallout has dominated coverage of City's fourth successive league win.

• City played about 70-75 minutes with 10 men after Phil Foden's red card.
• Maresca called the performance 'unbelievable' and said he was pleased with it.
• Officials missed an offside offence by Enzo Fernandez, who was interfering with opponents.

“Talking about one episode or one moment after that game when we played for 70- 75 minutes with 10 players, I think it's quite poor”

— Enzo Maresca

Maresca spoke before City's Carabao Cup third-round tie against Norwich City on Thursday.

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