Haaland goes down when through on goal. Nothing given. From behind the goal it wasn't obvious what happened (or if it was in the PA). Guardiola got a YC for protesting. Interviewed for MotD he just said that wasn't why City didn't score more. MotD didn't do a replay or analysis of it, and I've not watched the whole-match replay (on CityTV). City fans seem split between those who say Haaland could or should have stayed on his feet, others point to similar "offences" (hand on shoulder) given against City players.
That's the fanzone stuff out of the way. Now to the question. Is this right? -
"The VAR protocol doesn't help. If the ref gave us a FK it would have been a red card for the defender - VAR would then have to rule whether it was a foul or a dive. But if the ref gave Haaland a yellow for a dive, VAR wouldn't intervene as it wasn't a penalty decision or a red card decision."
That's the fanzone stuff out of the way. Now to the question. Is this right? -
"The VAR protocol doesn't help. If the ref gave us a FK it would have been a red card for the defender - VAR would then have to rule whether it was a foul or a dive. But if the ref gave Haaland a yellow for a dive, VAR wouldn't intervene as it wasn't a penalty decision or a red card decision."