‘Make it make sense’ - fans want answers after Everton goal cruelly ruled out

However, the linesman's flag predictably went up, which led to the dreaded straight lines being drawn by the VAR official.

From the position of the Sky Sports cameras, it clearly looked like the 26-year-old had managed to keep himself onside, but to the surprise - and horror - of the watching Everton fans, his goal was promptly chalked off.

Thankfully, plenty of people obliged in his Twitter replies.

One user replied with: "In the image at right, the defender was adjudged to be closer to the goal or level with the attacker, who was thus judged to be onside. It specifies at the bottom!". Another added: "Its so funny people dont understand angles. VAR doesn't use this angle when viewing and drawing lines."

However, a third person then understandably asked why viewers didn't get to see the angle that VAR uses to help clear up any confusion. It does make you wonder sometimes.

The Everton fan who originally Tweeted out the side-by-side pictures did get plenty of support though, as his post garnered over 7k likes at the time of writing.

It also left plenty of fans irate about the current offside rules, as the shoulder and upper arm are both factored in under the current law.

"All this elbow and shoulder s**** its b******, it should go on where your feet are not how far you're leaning forward", one frustrated user concluded.

In the immediate aftermath, Leeds United manager Jesse Marsh even admitted that his side were "lucky" to have been on the right side of the controversial offside call.

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