I’ve struggled to cope since my winner vs Man United at Wembley was ruled out - it wasn’t fun

Would-be Coventry City match-winner Victor Torp has admitted he’s struggled to come to terms with his goal being disallowed against Manchester United in Sunday’s FA Cup semi-final.

The 24-year-old thought he had completed an historic 4-3 comeback for the Sky Blues in the last moments of extra-time, but was left crestfallen a minute later when VAR judged assist-maker Haji Wright to be marginally offside.

Torp stepped up to fire the ball home during the subsequent penalty shoot-out but ultimately saw Coventry denied a place in the final as United triumphed 4-2. “It's a bit surreal to think about how close we were to creating something completely magical,” the Dane told Tipsbladet.

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“I don't think it has fully dawned on me how close we were to making something huge. Even though I feel like we did something massive, there was just that happy ending missing from the story, unfortunately.”

Torp had come off the bench 63 minutes into Coventry's first FA Cup semi-final since 1987 and very nearly grabbed the headlines with his guided finish in front of the United fans. He has unpacked his emotions since the defeat.

He explained: “It was a bit surreal, going from being up there to feeling like it was taken away from me. You can't feel that when they've judged there's an offside. That's just how it is. But at that moment, I felt like it was taken away from me.

“It's a bit difficult to cope with all the things that happened. When you've tried to watch the game again or highlights, there are many things you've forgotten that happened because you forgot some of it in the heat of the