WATCH: VAR chaos as officials debate whether offside Manuel Akanji interfered in controversial Nathan Ake goal for Man City against Fulham
Fans have been offered a glimpse of the heated VAR offside debate that followed Nathan Ake's goal for Manchester City against Fulham on Saturday.
WHAT HAPPENED? A social media post from Football Daily showed the behind-the-scenes recording of VAR officials debating whether the offside Akanji had interfered with play.
«There's potential impact on the keeper, but is he clearly impacting the keeper?» was the question asked by one official, who alongside his colleagues ultimately allowed the goal to stand.
However, in the aftermath of the match PGMOL's Chief Refereeing Officer Howard Webb said: «I think this should have been disallowed. It certainly appears that Akanji has an impact on Bernd Leno, the goalkeeper, who seems to hesitate.»
Inside the VAR discussion on Nathan Ake's goal against Fulham
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