Foden was sent off for violent conduct in Manchester City's 1-0 away victory against Manchester United. He reacted after being fouled by Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes. Bruno Fernandes appeared to kick Foden first, but Foden was sent off for retaliating, while Bruno Fernandes went unpunished.

However, there appeared to be confusion during the VAR review of the incident. At the time, the match officials were reviewing whether a foul by Enzo Fernandes on Youri Tielemans constituted a penalty for Manchester United. When referee Michael Oliver raised a red card to send off Foden, VAR official Matt Donohue was still discussing the penalty and shortly after asked: "Who was sent off and why?"

Subsequently, the assistant VAR reminded Donohue to review Bruno Fernandes' kick against Foden, which led to the conflict between the two players.

The chaotic VAR process in Foden's red card incident

Referee: No, no. In my opinion, the ball was kicked by Enzo Fernandes, and their feet were side by side.

VAR: Checking a penalty. Look at another angle to confirm he kicked the ball. It looks like he kicked the ball.

Subsequently, Foden was sent off shortly after kicking an opponent after being brought down by Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes.

Assistant VAR: There could also be a kicking action.

Referee: He kicked him there?

VAR: Confirm you think Enzo kicked the ball, it's not a penalty.

Assistant VAR: There could be violent conduct.

VAR: Okay, so he received a red card. So, I don't think it's a penalty here, he kicked the ball, right? Okay, now we need to check other situations.

So, who was sent off here and why?

Assistant VAR: Because of the kick. It looks like he fouled first, and then both legs came up.

VAR: Michael, the penalty has been reviewed and confirmed as not a penalty. Please confirm your on-field decision regarding the disciplinary action.

Referee: Red card, Phil Foden. He kicked Bruno Fernandes' body with both feet. Bruno fouled Phil. I think they were tangled up, and when they separated, Phil kicked him. But they'll check.

VAR: In my opinion, this is a clear red card. Pay attention to his follow-through and watch the match footage again. Can you confirm?

Red card. Can you confirm? Confirm the red card for Manchester City number 47, who kicked the opponent's torso with both feet.

Play it again to confirm Bruno did nothing else. I'm sure he didn't. No, he kicked the ball, no issue.

Assistant VAR: No, it's another action, Bruno's first kicking action. They're talking about that action.

VAR: Very small range, very small. That's outside our scope, no issue.

Assistant VAR: Yes, I agree.

Howard Webb, head of the Professional Game Match Officials Limited, said: "I agree that Phil Foden was sent off for violent conduct. He kicked Bruno Fernandes forcefully in the upper body. We saw Aston Villa's João Gomes sent off for a similar action. This action was seen by the on-field referee, and this was the decision made by the on-field referee."

"Analyzing the match footage, you can see that Bruno Fernandes first kicked the back of Foden recklessly. This action was more reckless than violent. To be considered violent conduct, there must be excessive force or brutality. At normal match speed, this action does not present those elements, so a yellow card should have been shown. But the VAR cannot intervene and issue a yellow card retrospectively."

"If everyone had missed this incident, and Foden had also not been punished, then the VAR could intervene to check whether Foden could have been sent off, and at the same time record the action for which Bruno Fernandes should have been cautioned. But because the referee had already shown a red card to Foden, the VAR could no longer handle it that way."

Sky Sports reporter Laura Hunter said: The review process for this incident was very chaotic, but the most concerning issue was the judgment of Bruno Fernandes' actions. VAR official Matt Donohue was distracted by a previous incident while processing events in real time.

His assistant VAR first raised the question of whether Foden might have kicked. Michael Oliver's quick on-field decision to send off Foden became the key to the entire judgment. Oliver showed the card quickly, indicating he was very confident in his decision, so the VAR allowed the decision to stand. It should be noted that to avoid VAR re-refereeing, the intervention threshold for subjective judgments was deliberately set high. This issue remains controversial, but in my opinion, reducing VAR intervention is a good thing.

Considering Oliver's viewing position and the contact between Foden and Bruno Fernandes, most people can accept that Foden's sending off does not constitute a "clear and obvious error." As for whether this action meets the standard of "violent conduct," there is certainly room for interpretation.

But the VAR room failed to identify the action that provoked Foden's reaction. Why was that not examined more carefully?

Donohue said when discussing Bruno Fernandes' involvement: "I'm sure he didn't do anything." But in fact, Manchester United's captain was the one who fouled first, and Foden's kick was retaliation for being fouled and kicked.

Bruno Fernandes was not punished for the same action that resulted in Foden's red card, which is clearly a major oversight. In my opinion, both should have received the same punishment, especially because Oliver's position on the field clearly did not see the first part of the incident, and this was never mentioned anywhere on the touchline.

The VAR's job is to alert the referee. Isn't that what the pitchside monitor is for?

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