City's second goal ...
VAR took an age. I was level and didn't realise how close in front of the GK Sterling was (had to twist his body to let the ball pass). Cross came in from De Bruyne with Sterling in an onside position. Silva took a swing at the ball, when Sterling was in an offside position. It then went past Sterling and into the goal.
So it looks like the VAR process went:
1. Was Sterling in an offside position when De Bruyne played it? No.
2. Was Sterling in an offside position if/when Silva played it? Yes.
3. Was Sterling in the keeper's line of vision? Yes.
4. Did Silva touch it? We keep replaying it, and we can't say that he does. Goal.
But then the dubious goals panel give it to Silva....
So from the Premier League we get the following:
"After review, the Goal Accreditation Panel have awarded Man City’s second goal to David Silva.
The Goal Accreditation Panel is an independent entity which has no affiliation with VAR."
VAR took an age. I was level and didn't realise how close in front of the GK Sterling was (had to twist his body to let the ball pass). Cross came in from De Bruyne with Sterling in an onside position. Silva took a swing at the ball, when Sterling was in an offside position. It then went past Sterling and into the goal.
So it looks like the VAR process went:
1. Was Sterling in an offside position when De Bruyne played it? No.
2. Was Sterling in an offside position if/when Silva played it? Yes.
3. Was Sterling in the keeper's line of vision? Yes.
4. Did Silva touch it? We keep replaying it, and we can't say that he does. Goal.
But then the dubious goals panel give it to Silva....
So from the Premier League we get the following:
"After review, the Goal Accreditation Panel have awarded Man City’s second goal to David Silva.
The Goal Accreditation Panel is an independent entity which has no affiliation with VAR."