'King in Black' Howard Webb affirms Ibrahimovic was wronged

(Baonghean.vn) - After the 1-1 draw against Everton, the fans of the "Red Devils" have the right to feel regretful because the disallowed goal of the Swedish striker in the 71st minute was completely valid.

In the match against Eveten in the Premier League taking place early this morning (April 5), Manchester United witnessed the return of Herrera and Ibrahimovic in the starting lineup after suspension. Captain Rooney was not on the registration list. Meanwhile, Pogba and Mkhitaryan were both on the bench. During the first 45 minutes of the match, the away team Everton kept a reasonable distance between their formation and played fairly evenly with the home team.

The chances that Ibrahimovic, Lingard, and Herrera created, if they could not get past the Everton defenders, were also denied by goalkeeper Robles. Although the number of dangerous chances created by the away team was not many.

Video: Controversial situation (Internet source)

However, coach Ronald Koeman's students unexpectedly scored the opening goal in the 22nd minute. From a corner kick on the right wing, Williams, in an attempt to head the ball, passed to Jagielka, escaping Rojo's pursuit, who then hooked the ball close to the goal to open the score.

It was not until the second half began that coach J. Mourinho sent Pogba in to replace Blind, switching to a 3-defender formation and not hiding his intention to increase the attack. Although from here, Man United completely dominated the game, but in the context of Everton playing a very tight defense, Man United's attack could not make the opponent's goal shake.

One of the highlights of the match came in the 71st minute. From a cross from his teammate, Ibrahimovic had a header that hit the Everton net. However, the linesman raised his flag for offside. In slow motion, the Swedish striker's entire body, except for his arm, was still below the last Everton player. Seeing the ball go into the net, the away team's players also silently accepted the loss.

It wasn’t until the third minute of stoppage time that Ibrahimovic saved the Red Devils from a penalty shootout defeat. The Pentaly for Man United came from Williams’s handball in the box after Luke Shaw’s shot from the second line. In any case, a draw was acceptable for J. Mourinho and his team, and the Old Trafford team maintained their 4-match unbeaten streak.

"King in Black" Howard Webb believes Man United was robbed of a legitimate goal. Photo: Internet

With Ibrahimovic's controversial disallowed goal, the famous English referee Howard Webb, with 25 years of refereeing experience in Europe and the Premier League, told BT Sport magazine: "Of course you can score with your head, with your body, not your arm. If he had dropped the ball towards the goal, it would have been offside. In this situation, it was reasonable to award the goal to Ibrahimovic."

According to the 2005 revised Laws of the Game, a player is in an offside position if any part of his head, body or feet is nearer to the opponents' goal line than the ball and the second-highest opposing player (the first opposing player is usually the goalkeeper). And arms are not included in this definition.

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