The German boss wasn’t pleased by an offside snub in the build-up to Amar Fatah strike at Tannadice
22:44, 03 Dec 2025Updated 07:57, 04 Dec 2025
Danny Rohl reckons that Dundee United should have been penalised for an offside in the build-up to their second goal against Rangers. But he was met with resistance on a night of drama under the Tannadice lights.
Amar Fatah’s strike had United within eight seconds of victory before Max Aarons went down in the box after a challenge by Will Ferry. Referee David Dickinson would point to the penalty spot and Don Robertson in the VAR room opted against giving the whistler the chance to review the incident on the pitchside monitor.
That allowed Nedim Bajrami to step up and net a late leveller from 12 yards and rescue a point for the struggling Light Blues. However, Rohl felt the real talking point happened before Fatah found the net.
The German boss felt that Ivan Dolcek had strayed into an offside position before whipping the cross towards the six-yard box. The resulting scramble would see Rangers clear the ball for a corner – which would eventually be cleared to Fatah who thumped the ball beyond Jack Butland.
He told Premier Sports: “I must say before the conceded goal, the 2-1, the corner should not be allowed. It was a clear offside position. This player is two metres offside, and then he can make the cross of the ball.
“I think this is also part of the story. I am not looking for excuses, but I can see what we did today. I was not a big step, because a big step is a win, but how we played today was much, much better.”
Dundee United’s Ivan Dolcek is judged to be onside vs Rangers
But watching the incident back, the Premier Sports punditry team played down the comment by the manager, Former Rangers defender Alan Hutton quickly corrected the boss.
He said: “That is very tight. That is not two metres. He did seem certain, but I thought it looked very tight. It ultimately leads to the corner, which leads to the goal.
“For me, it’s a very tight one but they obviously thought it was onside.”
Former Celtic man Charlie Mulgrew also wasn’t having the case put forward Rohl: “You can understand why he think it’s two metres because of the angle and he is coming from a real offside position, but by the time the ball is played it’s tight. You wouldn’t say that was a big mistake.”
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