After ITV commentator Lee Dixon criticised a straightforward mistake that occurred during Manchester United’s FA Cup victory over Leicester City, a star player for the club was informed that he should be “fined a week’s wages.”
After defeating the Foxes by a score of 2-1 at Old Trafford last night, United secured their spot in the fifth round of the competition through their victory.
The team coached by Ruud van Nistelrooy took the lead thanks to Bobby De Cordova-Reid’s header from close range. This came after Andre Onana had blocked Wilfred Ndidi’s shot after it had been directed directly at him.
After the break, United was able to get back on equal terms when a low cross from Alejandro Garnacho ricocheted into Joshua Zirkzee’s path, and the forward scored a goal as the two substitutes combined to score.
With the score tied at the beginning of the injury time period, it appeared as though the match would be going to continue into extra time and possibly penalties.
By heading home a free kick from Bruno Fernandes, Harry Maguire scored a dramatic late goal for United, which was controversial despite the fact that it was the game-winning goal.
Despite the fact that replays demonstrated that Maguire was in an offside position, the goal was allowed to stand because the video assistant referee (VAR) is not activated until the fifth round of the FA Cup and the linesman did not raise his flag. As a result, the Foxes were eliminated from the competition, and United are now in the running for the next stage.
On Monday evening, when the draw for the fifth round takes place, United will find out who their respective opponents are.
ITV1 was providing live coverage of the game that took place last night, and Sam Matterface and Dixon, a former defender for Arsenal, were providing commentary both nights.
A very straightforward mistake was made by United defender Noussair Mazraoui, which was brought to the attention of the commentators at the beginning of the second half.
After the Morocco international, who had previously played for Bayern Munich, committed a foul on a throw-in, referee Michael Salisbury subsequently punished him by awarding Leicester a free kick. The Morocco international had joined United from Bayern Munich in the summer of last year.
Following Matterface’s statement that “that was a foul throw,” Dixon offered his thoughts on the incident. Dixon went so far as to suggest that Mazraoui should be “fined a week’s wages” for such a simple mistake, which is extremely uncommon in professional football, particularly at the Premier League level. Matterface’s statement was followed by Dixon’s comments.
According to Dixon, “That was without a doubt a foul throw.”
“I mean, he ought to be penalised with a fine equal to one week’s wages for that! How come you are unable to throw a ball in? You don’t come across it very frequently, but there you have it.
Despite the mistake that occurred last night, Mazraoui has been predominantly regarded as a reliable acquisition since the summer of last year. He was acquired from the Bundesliga club at a relatively low cost of an initial £12.8 million, and he has made 36 appearances for United across all competitions since his arrival.
