Fans are fiercely debating Casemiro’s goal for Man Utd against Nottingham Forest because the referee did not blow offside.

This morning, February 29, Man Utd had a 1-0 victory over Nottingham Forest in the 5th round of the FA Cup , thereby officially winning tickets to the quarter-finals. The goal was scored by Casemiro, coming from a free kick in the 90+3 minute. The Brazilian midfielder ran in and headed the ball down to knock out the opponent’s goalkeeper.

After the match, controversy erupted on social networking sites, with many people believing that Casemiro’s goal should have been offside. An account shared an image of Man Utd’s penalty kick arrangement, which was identical to the situation where Van Dijk headed Liverpool’s free kick in the English League Cup final against Chelsea on February 25. Notably, while Van Dijk’s goal was not recognized due to foul play, Casemiro’s goal was still recognized. This is the controversial detail.

 

Analyze each situation in more detail. In Van Dijk’s header, the Dutch midfielder was not in an offside position, but his teammate Wataru Endo was ruled offside even though he did not touch the ball, the reason being because he obstructed a player. Chelsea player and this is illegal.

As for Casemiro’s scoring situation, the Brazilian midfielder was not in an offside position, but his teammate Raphael Varane was at the offside point, but he was said to not be hindering any opposing players. which method and this was legal, so the referee recognized Casemiro’s goal.

The above explanations have appeared, but the online community still does not stop arguing.

So the FA Cup fifth round series has ended, the quarter-final matches have been determined. With the above victory, Man Utd will face a real challenge in the quarterfinals when facing Liverpool. Man City can breathe easier when meeting Newcastle, while Chelsea meets Leicester City in the quarterfinals. Another representative of the Premier League is Wolves, they will face Coventry.

As expected, the FA Cup quarter-final series will take place in mid-March.