‘So the VAR is working now after sleeping on the handball?’: Man United fans rage at injustice after being denied penalty shortly before soft foul on Bukayo Saka in the box was given for Gunners
- Manchester United felt they should have had a penalty for Cedric’s handball
- Arsenal won a spot-kick moments later when Bukayo Saka was fouled in the box
- United supporters on social media slammed the ‘inconsistency’ of VAR
Manchester United fans were left fuming at the ‘inconsistency’ of VAR after being denied a penalty against Arsenal.
Ralf Rangnick’s side appealed for a spot-kick when Cedric Soares appeared to use his hand to take the ball from underneath Jadon Sancho’s feet in the box, but Craig Pawson was unmoved and VAR did not intervene.
Moments later, those at Stockley Park did step in when Alex Telles forced Bukayo Saka over at the other end and the Gunners were awarded a penalty. Saka himself stepped up to score and give his side a 2-0 lead.
Cedric Soares appeared to win the ball with his hand as Jadon Sancho got into the box
Arsenal were awarded a penalty at the other end when Alex Telles brought down Bukayo Saka
With United also feeling they should have had a penalty when Anthony Elanga was brought down by Nuno Tavares, supporters on social media were not best pleased.
‘So the var is working now? But they slept on the handball okay,’ one United fan tweeted.
‘Handball in the box and Elanga fouled in the box too but nothing given,’ another said. ‘Shocking decisions.’
Anthony Elanga also wanted a penalty when Nuno Tavares brought him down in the box
Bukayo Saka scored Arsenal’s penalty to give the Gunners a 2-0 lead over Manchester United
‘Don’t look at the handball but look at that, that’s why var is so inconsistent’, said a third fan.
‘This sport is finished lol. A 50/50 collision in the box is a penalty but a clear handball and getting pulled from behind aren’t,’ another fumed.
One supporter joked that Arsenal were ‘paying the ref’, while another tweeted: ‘It’s been a while since we’ve had some ridiculous VAR antics’.
However, there were no complaints from Rio Ferdinand on BT Sport, as he admitted that Telles’ foul on Saka was ‘definitely a penalty’.
