VAR assessed whether Henderson had committed a red card offence in denying a goalscoring opportunity, as Haaland looked destined to be clear through on an empty goal.
But VAR decided it was not a red as it was felt the direction the Norwegian was heading in made a goalscoring opportunity possible, but not obvious.
Michael Salisbury could therefore not award a foul as VAR only has jurisdiction over penalties, goals, red cards and mistaken identity. It cannot retrospectively issue a free kick or yellow card for handling outside the box.



