[DOGSO / VAR Intervention] A foul on an attacker breaking through on the counter-attack

The focus is the foul on the attacker and the referee's viewing angle. The footage shows the United player's foot making contact with the attacker from behind and bringing them down. The defender was not able to challenge for the ball, and without the offence the attacker had an obvious goal-scoring opportunity. The sending-off for DOGSO therefore appears justified. The referee, defender and attacker were nearly in a straight line. From that angle, the foot contact may have been hidden. The defender also put a hand on the attacker, which may have drawn the referee's attention; the referee may have judged that the hand contact alone was insufficient to bring the player down. The incident shows how difficult it is to keep an unobstructed angle when a single pass changes play at speed.