The have explained that a handball prevented from celebrating a second goal vs .

The star thought he had scored late on in North London on Wednesday, only for the referee to halt his celebrations for an alleged handball offence. That decision was checked and cleared by VAR and the Premier League have now clarified why the strike was ruled out.

A tweet from the Premier League's Match Centre X account read: "The referee’s call of no goal for a handball by Haaland was checked and confirmed by VAR – with no conclusive evidence to overturn the on-field decision."

Speaking about the decision, said: "I don't think the referee could have picked that up so it will be decided by VAR. It is tough to see. It is not conclusive on the replay. There was not enough on the replay to overturn the original decision."

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The decision almost came back to bite Man City as Tottenham went close to an equaliser in the final moments. Pape Sarr lifted a header over the crossbar.

While Haaland had a late strike ruled out, he still managed to get on the scoresheet in North London. He swept home Jeremy Doku's excellent cross for his 28th goal of the season in all competitions.

City's win against Spurs could potentially be big in their pursuit of a place in the . It leaves them fourth in the table and one point ahead of nearest rivals .

Who was Man City's man-of-the-match vs Spurs?

's side are next back in action at the weekend as they take on Championship side Plymouth in the fifth round. Their next Premier League assignment pits them against in a week-and-a-half.

Meanwhile, Spurs are back in European action next midweek having been knocked out of the FA Cup. They take on Dutch side AZ Alkmaar in the last 16 ahead of next weekend's showdown with . Ange Postecoglou's side remain in 13th following their defeat.

In one of the other games on Wednesday night, there was a major intervention. defender for a horror tackle on Omari Hutchinson.

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