Furious Man Utd followers reckon VAR was ‘attempting to rob them’ after Casemiro winner

On Feb 28, 2024

Manchester United left it late to seal their FA Cup destiny at Nottingham Forest.

Brazil captain Casemiro saved Erik ten Hag’s blushes after nipping in on the close to publish to go residence the decider within the 89th minute. But the aim wasn’t made official till after a prolonged VAR evaluate.

That was regardless of the very fact the end appeared routine sufficient, with Casemiro getting on the top of a hopping ball to divert it previous Matt Turner. And some among the many United fanbase had been left scratching their heads as to the place the confusion laid.

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“That was a farcical VAR check,” raged one distressed supporter. “Nearly four minutes for someone who was clearly on side!”

“VAR is an absolute joke, try to find a reason to disallow a goal,” seethed a second. And a 3rd added: “VAR looked back at the last 20 minutes and couldn’t find a reason to disallow it.”

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A general view of the inside of the stadium as the LED Screen displays the message "Checking Goal Possible Offside" during the Emirates FA Cup Fifth Round match between Nottingham Forest and Manchester United — The VAR examine made for a tense wait on the City Ground
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The offside examine bamboozled supporters contemplating Casemiro was clearly in a authorized place. And that led to at least one fan pondering: “What’s VAR checking? How’s that an offside? Just how?”

It was Raphael Varane’s positioning that brought about consternation among the many residence supporters, lots of whom had been satisfied he was offside whereas interfering with Forest’s defence. Some even likened the scenario to Virgil van Dijk‘s first headed end in Sunday’s Carabao Cup closing towards Chelsea, which was chalked off for offside interference.

Casemiro of Manchester United awaits a VAR decision on his goal during the Emirates FA Cup Fifth Round match between Nottingham Forest and Manchester United — United’s gamers had been briefly left in limbo
(Image: Manchester United through Getty Imag)

Casemiro of Manchester United celebrates scoring his late goal during the Emirates FA Cup Fifth Round match between Nottingham Forest and Manchester United — But they might quickly get pleasure from their celebrations in full
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United’s reward is a quarter-final conflict towards Liverpool, who defeated Southampton 3-0 on Wednesday to advance. That’s regardless of the very fact half of Jurgen Klopp’s XI was made up of academy graduates, with Louie Koumas, Bobby Clark, James McConnell, Connor Bradley, Jarell Quansah and Caoimhín Kelleher every beginning.