{"id":290104,"date":"2023-09-16T15:34:59","date_gmt":"2023-09-16T15:34:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/?p=290104"},"modified":"2023-09-16T15:34:59","modified_gmt":"2023-09-16T15:34:59","slug":"rasmus-hojlund-is-denied-a-first-manchester-united-goal-by-var","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/soccer\/rasmus-hojlund-is-denied-a-first-manchester-united-goal-by-var\/","title":{"rendered":"Rasmus Hojlund is denied a first Manchester United goal by VAR"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Rasmus Hojlund is denied a first Manchester United goal on his Old Trafford debut by VAR &#8211; after Marcus Rashford ran the ball out of play in the build-up<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Rasmus Hojlund thought he had opened his Manchester United goals account<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The Dane finished off a well-worked move with a close-range shot<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>But was denied his goal after VAR ruled the ball had gone out of play\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Rasmus Hojlund was pulled back to reality after seeing his first goal for Manchester United ruled out by VAR .<\/p>\n<p>The Dane thought he had got United back on level terms but was denied a goal on his Old Trafford debut as video replays showed the ball had gone out of play in the build-up to the goal.<\/p>\n<p>Marcus Rashford dribbled the ball over the byline as\u00a0Jan Paul van Hecke slid in to deny the England international any space in the box,<\/p>\n<p>The United winger managed to cut the ball back for Hojlund who finished calmly under pressure but had taken the ball out of play in the build-up that meant the goal couldn&#8217;t stand.<\/p>\n<p>Hojlund had already began celebrating with his United team-mates who emphatically congratulated the 20-year-old on scoring his first goal for the club.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/16\/15\/75505101-0-image-a-1_1694875982811.jpg\" height=\"396\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Rasmus Hojlund was pulled back to reality after seeing his first goal for Manchester United ruled out by VAR<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/16\/15\/75505401-0-image-a-7_1694876240892.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Hojlund thought he had pulled United level against Brighton at Old Trafford on Saturday<\/p>\n<p>United boss Erik ten Hag meanwhile had already began debriefing centre-back Victor Lindelof as Old Trafford celebrated another young striker scoring his first goal for the club.<\/p>\n<p>Brighton supporters were delighted to have kept their lead intact after former United striker Danny Welbeck put the visitors ahead in the 20th minute.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/16\/16\/75505833-12525985-image-a-17_1694877500047.jpg\" height=\"489\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>United players had already began celebrating after thinking Hojlund (left) had pulled them level<\/p>\n<p>Simple football cut the Red Devils open as Roberto de Zerbi&#8217;s side pounced on a lack of bodies in United&#8217;s defence to take a shock lead.<\/p>\n<p>The atmosphere deflated as Hojlund saw his effort chalked off while Brighton supporters rejoiced in watching their side maintain their lead.<\/p>\n<p>United were unable to muster any other significant efforts during the first-half before Brighton doubled their lead in the 54th minute.<\/p>\n<p>Pascal Gross cut a calm and collective figure on the edge of the box to drift past Lisandro Martinez and finish into the bottom corner.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12525985\/Rasmus-Hojlund-denied-Manchester-United-goal-VAR.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rasmus Hojlund is denied a first Manchester United goal on his Old Trafford debut by VAR &#8211; 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