Opta explained their decision to credit Maguire with the assist by stating: “The ball deflected off Maguire’s head before reaching Casemiro, making him the last Manchester United player to touch the ball prior to Casemiro, which is why we assign the assist to him.”
In other news, the Premier League clarified why VAR could not review the Brazilian’s red card, noting that yellow cards fall outside of their review process.
They stated, “The referee issued a second yellow card to Casemiro for a holding offense that disrupted a promising attack.”
“As per VAR protocol, there was no VAR involvement in the issuance of the second yellow card.”
