Why Harry Maguire goal was allowed to stand as Ruud van Nistelrooy fumes at decision

Manchester United defender Harry Maguire scored from an offside presumption against Leicester City successful the FA Cup arsenic Ruud van Nistelrooy was near furious that a emblem was not raised

Ruud van Nistelrooy was near raging aft his broadside were knocked retired of the FA Cup by a stoppage-time goal against Manchester United.

Former Foxes prima Harry Maguire headed successful arsenic the Red Devils completed a second-half comeback astatine Old Trafford and progressed to the 5th round. The precocious extremity was not without controversy however, with the imposing cardinal defender appearing to beryllium successful an offside position.

Video adjunct referee is not successful usage for the 3rd and 4th circular of the FA Cup careless of the determination and teams competing, truthful could not intervene. It is successful usage from the 5th circular of the tourney however.

Ex-United interim brag Van Nistelrooy was aghast that VAR would person been required to marque the determination anyway. The Dutchman believes it was an casual determination to make.

"We are not defeated successful Fergie time, we are defeated successful offside time," helium told ITV.

"This wasn't necessary. VAR you person successful a mates centimetres, a mates of inches, this was fractional a metre, wide successful line. That was a hard 1 to instrumentality due to the fact that the squad deserves to gully successful the end. Then other time, enactment successful the crippled you, ne'er cognize what happens.

"It was a precise bully squad performance, started truly well, pressing United. On the shot precise stable. Deserved to spell 1-0 up astatine half-time. Of people we cognize successful the 2nd fractional they're going to enactment immoderate unit connected america and immoderate chances but not adjacent that much.

"We deserved to spell into other time, spell for the conflict successful other clip and possibly penalties. Decisions similar these successful our level are hard to swallow."

United caput manager Ruben Amorim besides rejected the conception of 'Fergie-time' aft a disappointing performance. "We had to judge until the extremity but this crippled has thing to bash with the clip of Fergie," said Amorim.

"I deliberation the performance, we person to bash truthful overmuch amended with the ball, without the ball. We didn't person immoderate vigor successful the beginning, particularly successful the first-half.

"Then successful the 2nd fractional we played a small spot better, with a small much speed, winning 2nd balls. Then we managed to crook things astir truthful it was a bully effect not a bully performance."

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