Fulham star Bernd Leno has revealed even Manchester City’s Erling Haaland thought their goal would be disallowed by VAR earlier this season.
The German has been speaking to Sky Sports Germany about the VAR situation in the Premier League at this moment in time and the controversial incident last month.
Manchester City ran out 5-1 winners in that game with goals from Julian Alvarez, Erling Haaland and Nathan Ake sealing all three points.
There was big debate around Ake’s goal, though, which put Manchester City 2-1 up in added time in the first half.
This was important as the Switzerland defender had been standing in front of Leno at the time, with many arguing that his movement out the way affected the Fulham goalkeeper’s ability to adjust himself accordingly and make the save.
VAR ruled otherwise, allowing the goal to stand, much to the confusion of Fulham and it seems, Manchester City star Erling Haaland.
“We had a few decisions where you think: ‘What is the video referee actually doing?’” explained Leno.
“Like in the game against Manchester City. Erling Haaland said to me himself: ‘If that’s a goal, then I’ll laugh my head off’. And when the goal was scored, he turned to me and laughed.
“As a player, you just think that the referee or the VAR must have been the only one in the stadium who didn’t understand. So, I think it’s not only like that in Germany, but also the same here.”
