Van Nistelrooy expresses strong dissatisfaction with Harry Maguire's goal

2025-02-08 11:38

Van Nistelrooy expresses strong dissatisfaction with Harry Maguire's goal

In the fourth round of the FA Cup, Manchester United defeated Leicester City 2-1 with Harry Maguire's goal in the 93rd minute and successfully advanced. However, this goal caused great controversy. Leicester City coach Van Nistelrooy expressed strong dissatisfaction with this, saying that the decision of this goal was "unacceptable" and "unimaginable."

In this game, Harry Maguire scored the winning goal in the 93rd minute, but slow-motion replays showed that he was offside. However, since the VAR system was only used from the fifth round of the FA Cup, VAR was not used in this game.

Previously, VAR was only used in FA Cup matches at home to Premier League teams or at Wembley Stadium, mainly due to infrastructure, staffing and operating costs. However, the FA decided to change the rules this year and use VAR in all matches starting from the fifth round to ensure consistency in refereeing.

Van Nistelrooy angrily said after the game: "We didn't lose the game in Fergie time, but lost the game in offside time."

He further emphasized: "VAR usually determines offside of a few centimeters or inches, but this time it was half a meter away! This is an unacceptable penalty. The team should have had a chance to go into extra time. A whole week of preparation, especially after the defeat to Everton, the game was decided by such an obvious and clear misjudgment - this situation is unimaginable in a game at this level."



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