MANCHESTER -- West Ham United finally had to bite their fingers during a visit to Manchester United's cage in the 23rd week of the English Premier League, Saturday (22/1/2022) night WIB. The Hammers surrendered, 0-1, to the hosts through a goal in the last minute of second half injury time , to be precise in the 93rd minute.

Marcus Rashford scored the winning goal after using Edinson Cavani's cross. However, United's winning goal in the match sparked a bit of controversy.

Because, in the attack scheme, Cavani was considered to have stood in an offside position when he received a pass from Anthony Martial. After receiving confirmation from the Video Assistant Referee (VAR), referee Jonathan Moss, who was in charge of the match, still approved Rashford's goal.

Based on the video captured by the Premier League, Cavani looks a little behind the Hammers' last defender. West Ham United coach, David Moyes, did not want to add to the polemic or controversy regarding Rashford's goal.

The former Everton coach tends to surrender and fully trust the referee's decision, which was taken via VAR. "I never saw that goal (video footage) again. Everyone on this team seemed to think the goal was fine. So, we have to trust VAR and believe they have made the right decision," Moyes said after the match as quoted by the Manchester Evening News , Sunday (23/1).

However, the former United coach admitted, this defeat was very painful. Able to continue to hold United until injury time, the Hammers finally had to go home empty-handed from Old Trafford Stadium.

Moyes also said that his team may have made a number of mistakes, but Declan Rice and his friends deserved to get at least one point from the match. “Of course this result can be avoided. A draw might have been more deserved, because we were less than optimal in scoring goals. But, of course, with the success of holding United, we deserved a draw more in this match, "said Moyes.

This defeat feels even more painful for the Hammers when you look at the English Premier League standings. The Hammers were forced to hand over the fourth place in the standings on the temporary standings to United because they were one point behind.