Disallowed goal a frustration for forward Cunha

MANCHESTER

- By STEVEN RAILSTON

United forward Matheus Cunha does not understand why his strike in the first half against Leeds was ruled offside.Cunha volleyed home after linking up with Casemiro, but the linesman raised his flag because Benjamin Sesko was deemed to be interfering with play in an offside position.

The game was goalless at the interval and Leeds drew first blood in the 62nd minute through Brenden Aaronson, who fired into the bottom corner after sloppy defending from United.

Ruben Amorim reacted by replacing Leny Yoro with Joshua Zirkzee, and the change immediately paid off as the Dutchman provided an assist for Cunha to level the score.

The points were shared, and Cunha admitted he did not agree with the decision to chalk off his goal in the first half.

“Honestly, I don’t understand,’ he said.

“I talked to the referee and I asked him ‘who was offside?’ and he said Ben [Sesko] I think, but I don’t remember him participating in the action.