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Matthew said:
It’s not a perfectly good goal in law. There’s no way in that position that Rashford isn’t interfering with an opponent.
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From a neutral , which opponent was impacted?
  • interfering with an opponent by:
    • preventing an opponent from playing or being able to play the ball by clearly obstructing the opponent’s line of vision or
    • challenging an opponent for the ball or
    • clearly attempting to play a ball which is close when this action impacts on an opponent or
    • making an obvious action which clearly impacts on the ability of an opponent to play the ball
 
Absolute abomination of a law. They don't score if he's not offside. Simple. Fa are a joke
 
Must confess I'm struggling to see how the flag was overruled. Rashford's offside position clearly gives him/Utd an advantage...
 
JamesL said:
How has he interfered with an opponent?
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The Man City defender cannot run directly towards the ball because Rashford is in front of him and runs across him within a foot of the ball. Rashford has effected his opponent.
 
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Running towards the ball from an offside position should be an offside offence, as it is...

Surprised this wasnt left to VAR


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The laws do seem to suggest the goal is the right decision, its really clever play by united but it does not feel right when a player is at least 2 yards offside running forwards towards the ball and let it goes through his legs for his teammate to score, seems a huge advantage towards the attacking side there.
 
Wasn't there guidance about players standing offside at set piece, to restrict defenders movement back towards the goal, being offside even though you could argue they'd not met the criteria laid down in law for offside?
 
JamesL said:
Which part of law is that kes?
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I know mate.

But it just seems bizarre the way it happened. Rashford is literally shielding the ball from an offside position - irrespective of whether he touches it or not.
 
bester said:
Running towards the ball from an offside position should be an offside offence, as it is...

Surprised this wasnt left to VAR


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He is not running towards it. He is effectively in possession of the ball. He is so close to the ball he could do a stop over. Here he has to be effecting his opponent.

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The pinned post warns what happens when we get into fan led nonsense. Someone has fallen into that and the "fan nonsense" warning has been applied which results in an instant rest. However annoyed you might be you do not take it out on here or there will be consequences as someone has just found out.

If you think the decision was wrong then I'd suggest posting the relevant part of law that backs your view rather than just ranting.
 
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