Manchester United's controversial FA Cup VAR call could impact Arsenal, Chelsea and Tottenham
Manchester United were the beneficiaries of a controversial offside decision that could be outlawed next season, affecting Arsenal, Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur.
The Red Devils defeated Coventry City 4-2 on penalties after a thrilling 3-3 draw in the FA Cup semi-final at Wembley on Sunday. Erik ten Hag's side were cruising at 3-0 thanks to goals from Scott McTominay, Harry Maguire and Bruno Fernandes before Coventry staged a remarkable comeback.
Ellis Simms, Callum O'Hare and Haji Wright all found the net before Victor Torp looked to have won it for the Sky Blues in the 121st minute. The Sky Blues' substitute converted from Wright's cross, but VAR ruled it out for offside against the American in the build-up, much to the disappointment of the Coventry fans.
Wright was fractionally ahead of Aaron Wan-Bissaka, the last United defender, when O'Hare played the ball through. It proved to be a heartbreaking moment for Coventry, who subsequently lost the penalty shootout after Andre Onana saved from O'Hare and Ben Sheaf blazed over the bar.
«We deserved to go through, we were 20 seconds away and a toenail offside, it's ridiculous,» said Coventry boss Mark Robins. «Had he [Haji Wright] cut his toenail, it wouldn't have gone to penalties.»
The PGMOL have defended the offside decision amid a backlash led by Coventry fans, who have claimed it was wrong because the line was not drawn correctly from Wan-Bissaka's foot. The disappointment is understandable from the defeated Championship side and they might not want to hear that they could have gone through to face Manchester City in the final had next season's technology been in place already.
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