Fulham manager Marco Silva was left seething over a controversial goal in their 5-1 hammering by Manchester City on Saturday, arguing that it was “a huge mistake” and the turning point of the game.
Nathan Aké‘s headed goal seconds before half-time — and with the game level at 1-1 — looked like it would be disallowed as it appeared that Manuel Akanji was offside in front of keeper Bernd Leno. Akanji jumped to allow the ball to pass between his legs and into the net.
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“That moment made a huge impact. Everyone that plays football, has some knowledge about football, are 100% sure they have to disallow that. It’s impossible to not,” Silva told reporters. “It’s a clear offside, it concerns us how that goal was not disallowed.
“The more you times you see that moment, the more sure you are to disallow it. Our players saw it, everyone on the pitch at that moment has the same opinion.”
The Portuguese manager had already picked up yellow cards in games against Everton, Brentford and Arsenal.
Silva waved his arms in disbelief at the officials after VAR ruled it was a goal, while his furious players stomped into the tunnel for the half-time break.
