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No serious foul play red card for Diogo Dalot

MUNManchester United2 – 0Manchester CityMCI

Saturday, 17 January 2026 · 2025-26 · —

What happened

No serious foul play red card for Diogo Dalot. The KMI panel ruled the on-field decision wrong, but not a clear and obvious error, so VAR was right not to intervene.

On the pitch: No serious foul play red card for Diogo Dalot
VAR: VAR confirmed
Benefited: MUN Manchester United
Harmed: MCI Manchester City

Fan verdict

Was the final decision right?

One tap, then pick your club. We show how Manchester United fans, Manchester City fans and everyone else answered.

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Officials & their calls

RefereeAnthony TaylorErrorcareer on file: 10 err · 0%VARCraig PawsonCorrectcareer on file: 10 err · 62%Assistant VARAdrian HolmesCorrectcareer on file: 1 err · 94%

What the fans thought

Grumbles12

13 of 1468 comments in the r/soccer post-match thread were angry about the officiating, mostly from Manchester United fans. Main gripes: offside and disallowed goal.

“United’s best performance in more than a decade. 2 goals, 3 disallowed, hit the post and bar, some big saves from their keeper. Absolutely obliterated those cheating bastards.” · 58 upvotes

“How the f*** was Cunha offside?” · 38 upvotes · MUN fan

Whole-match mood, not this incident alone.

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