Topics: Marcus Rashford, Bruno Fernandes, Manchester United, Manchester City, English Premier League
Bruno Fernandes scored the equalizer that sparked this brilliant Old Trafford comeback victory but many believe that goal should not have counted!

The Manchester Derby kicked off the weekend action in the Premier League and it did not disappoint!

This Old Trafford clash had everything: beautiful football, a brilliant comeback, and the refereeing controversies that have become synonymous with the English top flight in recent years.

Manchester United welcomed the Cityzens and were looking for their fifth consecutive home victory in the Premier League. And that is exactly what Erik ten Hag's side delivered, beating the defending champions 2-1 after late goals from Bruno Fernandes and Marcus Rashford.

It was Guardiola's men who struck first with Jack Grealish breaking the deadlock right at the hour mark after heading a brilliant cross from—you guessed it—Kevin de Bruyne into the back of the net. Nonetheless, two quick goals in the 78th and 82nd minute turned this game on its head and saw the Red Devils come away with the three points.

However, the goal that began this comeback has sparked a heated debate online. Bruno Fernandes was the man who scored the equalizer past Ederson but his effort was initially ruled out as offside by the linesman.

The reason: the ball was initially passed to Rashford, who was offside. However, while the Englishman did not get a touch on the ball, he appeared to chase it down the middle before leaving it for Fernandes in the last minute.

Both sets of players swarmed the officials pleading their case but after a discussion between the referee and the linesman, the goal was given, infuriating the Manchester City players.

And De Bruyne and Co. weren't the only ones upset by this call as several fans took to Twitter in complete astonishment, arguing that it should have been offside since Rashford was in between the defender and the ball while running through on goal. Check out the incident and the best tweets below (videos are geo-restricted).

Was that goal offside or was it the correct decision to let it stand? Regardless of where you lie in this debate, Manchester United will be celebrating a brilliant, and possibly crucial victory. After starting the season with back-to-back defeats, Ten Hag's men are now only a point behind the Cityzens and six adrift of Premier League leaders Arsenal.

This means that Sunday's North London Derby could decide whether this will be a three-way title race should the Gunners stumble or whether Arteta's men will move eight points clear at the top.