Southampton’s disallowed EFL Cup Final goal was met with a predictable reaction

Manchester United went into the EFL Cup Final as favourites, and opponents Southampton may have felt they would have needed the breaks to go their way early on.

Instead, however, the opposite was true, with the first real flashpoint going the way of José Mourinho's side. Manolo Gabbiadini was chosen to lead the line by Claude Puel, and he thought he had given his team an early lead when he turned in a low cross from Cédric. Unfortunately for the Italian, his celebrations were cut short by an offside flag which seemed at best very harsh and at worst just plain wrong. https://twitter.com/SkyFootball/status/835894565945004032 https://twitter.com/FLIPSportsapp/status/835894048795815938 It didn't take long after that for United to go ahead through a Zlatan Ibrahimović free-kick, which many felt Fraser Forster should have been able to deal with, and Jesse Lingard added a second before Gabbiadini pulled one back on the stroke of half-time. https://twitter.com/SkySportsStatto/status/835895694733029376 But that didn't stop the conversations about the goal that should have been, with plenty of frustration from those rooting for the underdog. And, as tends to be the case when English football's most decorated club gets a decision their way, the words 'agenda' and 'conspiracy' began to creep into the responses. https://twitter.com/pboro5times/status/835894464388481024 https://twitter.com/ImMihir05/status/835894181599981572 https://twitter.com/iNabberTV/status/835894283697864708 https://twitter.com/StephenKettley/status/835894515340836864 https://twitter.com/lewinick/status/835892997552291843 https://twitter.com/awinehouse1/status/835894148179853312 https://twitter.com/joebutters/status/835895173867524097 https://twitter.com/CDBaker86/status/835893936552034304 Catch up with this week's episode of 888sport Football Friday Live