Manchester United: Was Edinson Cavani offside?

By Mark Powell | Jan 22, 2022

NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 27: Edinson Cavani of Manchester United during the Premier League match between Newcastle United and Manchester United at St. James Park on December 27, 2021 in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. (Photo by Robbie Jay Barratt - AMA/Getty Images) /

VAR confirmed that Manchester United star Edinson Cavani wasn’t offside before his game-winning assist on Marcus Rashford’s goal.

Cavani and Rashford teamed up to put Manchester United in the Premier League’s top-4 with a victory over West Ham. While the broadcast view appeared to show that Cavani had a step on the West Ham defender, thus making the play offside, the on-field angle confirmed the opposite.

Rashford’s goal a classic case of the broadcast camera angle deceiving everybody into thinking Cavani is offside.

But look at him and Cresswell’s right foot, and use the patterned grass line as your guide. Despite what it looks to naked eye, onside. pic.twitter.com/VgHTTT8Dw1
— Henry Bushnell (@HenryBushnell) January 22, 2022

Rashford was on the other end of an excellent Cavani cross that sent Old Trafford into a complete frenzy, as the game-winning goal came in stoppage time.

MARCUS RASHFORD WINS IT FOR MANCHESTER UNITED IN STOPPAGE TIME!#MyPLMorning #MUNWHU pic.twitter.com/aDNjghmAII
— NBC Sports Soccer (@NBCSportsSoccer) January 22, 2022

A simple tap-in fro Rashford, the longtime Man U attacker, was enough.

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Cavani and Rashford have to top the list, while goalkeeper David de Gea kept a clean sheet, thus earning some chatter for man of the match honors.

Marcus Rashford: Were either he or Cavani offside?

The game-winning goal was such an incredible moment, but Man U fans couldn’t help but wonder if Rashford or Cavani were offside as they entered the box.

West Ham fans were understandably upset given the live TV angle.

Cavani was about 90 yards offside but fair enough.
— West Ham Transfers (@westhamtransfer) January 22, 2022

📸 - Much talk about a possible offside from Cavani, but VAR checked and said onside. pic.twitter.com/OSsKsPK8U7
— 𝐀𝐅𝐂 𝐀𝐉𝐀𝐗 💎 (@TheEuropeanLad) January 22, 2022

Cavani was onside, You can stop crying now pic.twitter.com/B06jbZg2Oc
— Cam (@TopRed96) January 22, 2022

“Cavani was offside” pic.twitter.com/Wwt6V3QxY7
— TRILL (@UTDTRILL) January 22, 2022

https://twitter.com/SeanCD30/status/1484932073752342531

https://twitter.com/FaraiJulian/status/1484931682839023617

It seemed offside but I don’t think VAR were going to take that away. It’s like Cavani’s chip last season lol.
— UtdArena (@UtdArena) January 22, 2022

Upon further review, there was little doubt that Cavani was onside, and that the goal would count for Rashford, a Manchester United homegrown star.

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