Bruno Fernandes equalised for Manchester United against Manchester City on Saturday — but there was an element of controversy to the goal. The goal was initially flagged as offside, with the decision then being overturned after referee Stuart Attwell spoke to assistant referee Darren Cann.
Marcus Rashford was not given offside for Bruno Fernandes' goal against Manchester City, while Trent Alexander-Arnold was after Cody Gakpo's shot against Brighton.
WHY WAS IT GIVEN? Despite the linesman ruling the strike out initially for offside, after consulting VAR referee Stuart Atwell awarded the goal as Rashford didn't touch the ball nor did he interfere with any of the Manchester City defenders.
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By the laws of the game, the Bruno Fernandes goal is not offside because the referee has interpreted that Marcus Rashford is not interfering with the ball and stopping a Man City player from claiming the ball."
It's a goal, at the end, and we are really happy for that.” City manager Pep Guardiola said: “Rashford is offside, Bruno is not offside, the question is interference. When one player from 18-yard box shooters and one player is in front of the keeper but doesn't touch the ball, it is disallowed all the time.
What happened: Manchester United equalised in the 78th minute when Marcus Rashford ran onto a ball from Casemiro down the centre, though was clearly played offside by Manuel Akanji.
A player cannot be offside from where they are on the pitch, it's about their actions in relation to the ball or an opponent. Rashford cannot be deemed to be "interfering with play," because this applies exclusively to "playing or touching a ball" and is an automatic offside offence.
In 1956 Belgrade rivals Partizan and Crvena Zvezda played a match in which no offside was applied.
Without the offside rule, long balls could be kicked directly towards team-mates placed in the opposition goal area and would prove to be too effective, thereby reducing the element of skill and strategy in football games.
The midfielder picked up a yellow card in the 41st minute for a harsh handball on the edge of the box with United 2-0 up thanks to a first-half brace from Marcel Sabitzer. Competition rules dictate that players who receive three yellow cards before the semi-finals earn a one-match ban for the next game.
Fernandes has taken 50 penalties in total, not including those in shootouts. Three of his five penalty misses have come during his United career.
It's how we've always said that name in England. While recording the names for FIFA 21, Rae naturally pronounced the name in the correct manner, Bruno Fernandsh. There are multiple examples within the game of Rae saying names in an unrecognisable manner to assumed pronunciations but are actually correct.
The 189th Manchester derby was shrouded in controversy with the main topic debate being if the equalizing goal scored by Bruno Fernandes should have stood after Marcus Rashford was adjudged to be in an offside position during the build up.
Pippo Inzaghi became synonymous with playing on the shoulder of the last defender during his distinguished career, so much so that Sir Alex Ferguson once famously commented "That lad [Inzaghi] must have been born offside".
There is no offside offence if a player receives the ball directly from: a goal kick. a throw-in. a corner kick.
And there are some scenarios in which players cannot be called offside: a goal kick, a throw-in, a corner kick or if the player receives the ball from an opponent who deliberately plays the ball.
Why delay the flag? Put simply, delaying the raising of the flag in a situation where the official feels an offside offense has occurred is done to avoid robbing a side of a goal in the case of human error.
Why wasn't Kane offside? Even though Kane was in an offside position when Grealish first played the pass, the offside phase is reset by Klostermann's "deliberate play" of the ball. From that point, all England players are deemed to be onside until it is played again by a member of that team.
But after consulting with the assistant referee who initially raised the flag, head official Stuart Attwell allowed the goal to stand with replays showing that Rashford never touched the ball before Fernandes hammered it home.
In general, offside rules intend to prevent players from "goal-hanging"–staying near the opponent's goal and waiting for the ball to be passed to them directly. This was considered to be unsportsmanlike and made the game boring.
To put it simply, Brian had the best view in the house. And Bobby was onside!
Offside is whistled as the ball had deflected off the defender. A shot is taken and the keeper parries the ball to an attacker who was in an offside position when the ball was originally played. That attacker scores but the goal is disallowed as the attacker received the ball from a deliberate save.
The Sweden international thought he had a second when he superbly beat two Liverpool defenders before firing past Alisson early in the second half. But the goal was ruled out by VAR for an offside in the build-up, with replays appearing to show Isak marginally ahead of final defender Joe Gomez.