Just look at the footage! Look at how the goal was scored and tell me this was offside!

Was the Manchester United goal REALLY offside?

Short answer:
👉 No — based on the footage and the laws of the game, this goal should NOT be offside.

Here’s why 👇

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⚽ The Key Moment: When Is Offside Judged?

Offside is judged at the exact moment the ball is played, not when the attacker receives it.

From the footage:

• The pass is released

• United attacker starts his run level with or slightly behind the Fulham defender

• Only after the ball is played does he move ahead

That is onside by law.

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📏 Body Parts That Count (VERY IMPORTANT)

Only body parts you can legally score with count for offside:

• Feet ✅

• Head ✅

• Body ❌ arms / shoulders ❌

In the replay:

• The Fulham defender’s knee/boot is clearly playing the attacker on

• The part that looks “ahead” for United is either:

  • A shoulder line illusion, or

  • A moment after the ball is already gone

VAR often freezes frames a fraction too late, which creates fake offside angles.

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🧠 The Optical Illusion Problem

This situation is classic:

• Camera angle not perfectly aligned

• Defender leaning back

• Attacker sprinting forward

This makes the attacker look offside — but when you draw the lines correctly from the defender’s playable body part, he’s on.

Fans calling it offside are reacting to:
❌ Freeze-frame bias
❌ Perspective distortion
❌ Still image instead of motion analysis

In real-time motion, it’s clearly legal.

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🟥 Why VAR Didn’t Overturn It

VAR checks for:

• Clear and obvious errors

In this case:

• No clear daylight between attacker and defender

• No decisive frame showing the attacker ahead at ball contact

• Defender’s leg plays him on

➡️ Goal stands. Correct decision.

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🔥 Final Verdict

🟢 ONSIDE
🟢 Goal is legal
🟢 VAR decision = correct

This wasn’t luck.
This wasn’t bias.
This was elite timing and smart movement from United.