Controversial decision at Newcastle – Manchester City » He refused the “double” to the new star
Article by Adrian Duţă – Published Tuesday, January 13, 2026 11:41 p.m. / Updated Tuesday, January 13, 2026 11:49 p.m.
9 minutes after he opened the scoring in Newcastle – Manchester CityAntoine Semenyo scored for 2-0, in the semi-final round of the English League Cup. But the success of the extreme “citizens” was canceled after a long VAR analysis.
What happened? On a cross from the corner, Semenyo won the duel with Wissa and scored with his heel, from the small box. Then, a long VAR analysis followed, because Erling Haaland was offside, in front of the goal line, dueling with Thiaw.
First the lines were drawn and it was determined if Erling was offside. It was. The referee was then called to the VAR monitor to decide if the Norwegian had influenced the phase.
PHOTO GALLERY. Controversial decision in Newcastle – Manchester City
“Central” Chris Kavanagh ruled that Erling Haaland prevented Thiaw from interfering with Semenyo's through ball. As the Norwegian was offside when he influenced the phase, the goal was disallowed.
“After checking, Manchester City's goal is disallowed for offside. Final decision: offside,” the referee said over the microphone at the stadium.
Antoine Semenyo, impressive start at Manchester City
Antoine Semenyo continues his dream season that started at Bournemouth. And he is already in impressive form in a Manchester City shirt. For the extreme of 75 million euros, it was the second match in the “citizen” shirt.
Semenyo made his City debut at the weekend when he scored a goal and provided an assist in the FA Cup with Exeter in a 10-1 win.
He also relapsed on St. James's Park. He scored in the 53rd minute in Pope's goal, from Bernadro Silva's pass, and reached two goals scored for Manchester City. Semenyo can enrich his harvest on Saturday against Manchester United.
