The Premier League’s Key Match Incidents Panel has unanimously ruled that VAR was wrong to award Erling Haaland’s winning goal for Manchester City against Manchester United.

Haaland scored the only goal as 10-man City claimed a 1-0 victory at Old Trafford, but the controversial intervention that allowed his 60th-minute strike has now been rejected by the independent panel.

The Norwegian was initially flagged offside after converting Josko Gvardiol’s delivery at the back post, prompting VAR to review the decision.

Replays established that Haaland was actually onside, but teammate Enzo Fernandez was beyond the last defender when he attempted to reach the cross before it arrived at the striker.

VAR nevertheless overturned the on-field decision and awarded the goal after determining that Fernandez had not touched the ball.

The KMI Panel has now voted 5-0 that the goal should have remained disallowed because Fernandez interfered with United’s defenders and goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma from an offside position.

Its assessment concluded that Fernandez attempted to play a ball which was close to him and affected his opponents’ ability to challenge for it.

The panel also unanimously ruled that VAR should have recommended an on-field review for a missed subjective offside offence rather than simply awarding Haaland’s goal.