The two video assistant referee (VAR) officials responsible for wrongly allowing Erling Haaland's winning goal in Sunday's Manchester derby have been stood down from their Premier League duties. Matt Donohoe and his assistant, Blake Antrobus, will not take charge of VAR duties in next weekend's fixtures after chief refereeing officer Howard Webb and his management team reviewed the weekend's officiating. The decision matters because it marks the first time this season that officials have been stood down for an error, highlighting ongoing scrutiny of VAR's reliability in England's top flight.

During the match, Donohoe correctly used semi-automated offside technology to overturn referee Michael Oliver's decision to disallow Haaland's 60th-minute goal, but failed to spot that Enzo Fernández had been in an offside position and influenced play, an infringement that should have prompted an on-field review. Pro Ref described the mistake as an "error of judgment" and is understood to have contacted Manchester United to explain it. The officials' availability will be reconsidered after the international break, while separately, Arsenal have asked Pro Ref for clarification over a penalty awarded to Sunderland, with manager Mikel Arteta calling the decision "unacceptable at this level".