A viral video on social media claims to show image manipulation in Erling Haaland's goal that gave Manchester City the victory over Manchester United on Sunday, suggesting the image was altered to make the play legitimate. However, fact-checking confirms this claim is false.
The video circulating online does not correspond to the Manchester City versus Manchester United match. In fact, the footage used belongs to a Real Madrid game against Rayo Vallecano, from a different time in the season.
Haaland's goal, which sealed Guardiola's team's victory, was considered controversial by some Manchester United fans, which may have fueled the spread of this misinformation on social media.
The newspaper Observador clarifies that using footage from other games to simulate situations that do not correspond to reality is a common practice in sports misinformation, aimed at manipulating viewers' perceptions of specific plays.
