Every FA Cup fifth round rule change impacting Man United after previous match controversy

Manchester United return to Premier League action this weekend after booking a place in the FA Cup fifth round.

United overcame Ruud van Nistelrooy's Leicester City last Friday night. Goals from Joshua Zirkzee and a late Harry Maguire winner against his former club saw the Reds come from behind to record a 2-1 win.

However, replays showed that Maguire's late winner shouldn't have stood due to him being in an offside position, much to the annoyance of Van Nistelrooy. With no Video Assistant Referee (VAR) in operation for that match, the on-field decision stood at Old Trafford.

After the game, United head coach Ruben Amorim also admitted that his team got lucky and hinted he believed VAR should have been in operation. "With VAR it's not a goal," he said. "I think it's important to have VAR because it's fair for the game. It's hard to lose like that with an offside play. But we deserve a little bit of luck."

It seems that the United manager will now get his wish. Ahead of United's fifth round clash against Fulham at Old Trafford at the start of next month, the FA have confirmed three major rule changes from the previous round, here is a closer look at them;

Unlike during the earlier rounds, it has been confirmed by the FA, Premier League and Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL) that the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) will be in operation across all ties in the FA Cup fifth round.

The VAR will work in the same way in the FA Cup as it does in the Premier League - and will come into effect for match-changing situations. That involves; goals, penalties, straight red cards and cases of mistaken identity - with factual on-field decisions subject of the "clear and obvious error" test.

It has also been confirmed