Every FA Cup fifth round rule change impacting Man United after previous match controversy
manchestereveningnews.co.ukManchester United return to Premier League action this weekend after booking a place in the FA Cup fifth round. United overcame Ruud van Nistelrooy's Leicester City last Friday night.
Goals from Joshua Zirkzee and a late Harry Maguire winner against his former club saw the Reds come from behind to record a 2-1 win.
However, replays showed that Maguire's late winner shouldn't have stood due to him being in an offside position, much to the annoyance of Van Nistelrooy.
With no Video Assistant Referee (VAR) in operation for that match, the on-field decision stood at Old Trafford. After the game, United head coach Ruben Amorim also admitted that his team got lucky and hinted he believed VAR should have been in operation. "With VAR it's not a goal," he said. "I think it's important to have VAR because it's fair for the game.
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