Harry Maguire’s Man Utd winner vs Leicester should have been RULED OUT but allowed to stand thanks to FA Cup rule quirk

MANCHESTER UNITED's winning FA Cup extremity against Leicester should NOT person stood.

But Harry Maguire's header successful wounded clip to marque it 2-1 was allowed to basal acknowledgment to a regularisation quirk successful the FA Cup.

The Manchester United defender was good offside successful the build-up to the goal.

But the linesman missed it.

Normally, VAR would chalk it off, nevertheless the usage of video exertion is not being utilized successful this circular of the FA Cup.

It was decided that VAR would lone travel into usage from the Fifth Round.

Previously, VAR was utilized successful the FA Cup successful the 3rd and 4th rounds, but lone astatine Premier League stadiums owed to "due to the infrastructure, workforce and costs that are required for its operation."

The FA said successful a statement: "Video Assistant Referees (VAR) volition lone beryllium utilized successful the 2024-25 Emirates FA Cup from the Fifth Round onwards.

"It has been agreed that VAR volition beryllium utilised for each lucifer successful the Fifth Round of the contention done to the Final astatine Wembley Stadium, and volition not beryllium successful cognition for the Third and Fourth Rounds.

"VAR has lone been utilized successful the Emirates FA Cup antecedently for matches astatine Wembley Stadium and astatine Premier League grounds owed to the infrastructure, workforce and costs that are required for its operation.

"This determination ensures that determination is simply a accordant refereeing attack for each clubs taking portion successful the aforesaid signifier of the competition."

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