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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Josh O'Brien

Oleksandr Zinchenko's offside decision for Arsenal winner explained after VAR complaints

Confusion marred Arsenal's last-gasp winner against Manchester United for the millions of people watching from home after Sky Sports failed to show one of two VAR checks on the goal.

It was a thrilling encounter that had everyone watching on the edge of their seat, but many of the Gunners fans may not have known whether to properly celebrate Eddie Nketiah's last-gasp winner. This is because Sky's coverage failed to show the entire VAR process before Anthony Taylor eventually gave the goal.

The second, more obvious check to determine whether Nketiah had stayed onside before prodding the ball home was shown for all to see, with the Arsenal ace just about in front of Aaron Wan-Bissaka's boot to ensure he had not strayed offside.

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