Why the officials awarded Bruno Fernandes’ goal despite controversy surrounding Marcus Rashford’s offside position
This is the big question, and the explanation stands in the fact that the offside rule has recently been altered.
A player is now judged to be offside if they either touch the ball after being in an offside position, or their involvement stops an opposition player from playing the ball.
Rashford ran alongside the ball but did not touch it, and no City defenders were in a position to touch the ball and divert it away from Fernandes.
As a result, the initial on-pitch decision was overturned and the goal was awarded to Fernandes.
Source: The Athletics