Premier League explain decision to allow Everton goal vs Man City

Manchester City have been handed an explanation by the Premier League Match Centre on X for why Everton's first goal was allowed to stand. A loose back pass from Marc Guehi was intercepted and finished by Thierno Barry but the linesman's flag quickly went up as he was offside when an attempted pass was made to him earlier in the play. However, Guehi's touch made it a new phase of play with Barry therefore back onside and that decision was overturned with the official explanation later arriving. The Match Centre post read: " #EVEMCI – 69’ The referee’s call of goal for Everton was checked and confirmed by VAR - with it deemed that there was no offside offence as Guehi deliberately played the ball." FOLLOW OUR MAN CITY FB PAGE! Follow our Manchester City Mirror Football Facebook page Things then got worse for City with Jake O'Brien heading home from a corner to turn the game on its head completely. Barry then directed Merlin Rohl's poor shot into the back of the net to make it 3-1 with the striker narrowly onside. From City's kick-off, Erling Haaland did immediately pull one back after a clever chip over Jordan Pickford following a superb pass by Mateo Kovacic. Defeat at the Hill Dickinson Stadium is disastrous for City following Arsenal's win over Fulham on Saturday. Their lead at the top was extended to six points as a result of that straightforward triumph with it remaining that way courtesy of Monday night's result. There will be more to follow on this breaking news story and Mirror Sport will bring you the very latest updates, pictures and video as soon as possible. Please check back regularly for updates on this developing story. Follow us on Google News , Flipboard , Apple News , Twitter , Facebook or visit The Mirror homepage.