Man Utd fans rage VAR is ‘taking the p***’ as ‘BLATANT’ handball not given in Crystal Palace defeat
MANCHESTER UNITED fans have been left raging at VAR after their defeat with Crystal Palace.
The Red Devils were denied a penalty after a view by the match officials at Old Trafford.
Untied supporters were convinced their side should have been awarded a penalty after the ball appeared to strike Joel Ward’s hand.
However, Chris Kavanagh’s on-field decision was not overturned and a penalty was not awarded.
Reacting to the decision, one fan tweeted: “The handball from Ward changed the direction of the ball. VAR useless again.”
Another added: “Can someone explain to me why that wasn’t handball from Ward?”
A third supporter also fumed: “You taking the actual p***. How is that not a handball on Ward.”
Meanwhile, one more commented: “Make the handball rule make sense, that travelled 30 yards before it hit Wards hand and still no penalty.”
The decision proved crucial to the result, with United falling behind during the first half.
Joachim Andersen’s goal after 25 minutes gave Palace the lead just days after they had been knocked out of the Carabao Cup by the same opponents.