Aston Villa were denied a certain goal when Morgan Rogers was judged to have fouled Manchester United goalkeeper Altay Bayindir with the score still level at Old Trafford
Morgan Rogers was adjudged to have kicked the ball out of Altay Bayindir's hands
Morgan Rogers was adjudged to have kicked the ball out of Altay Bayindir's hands
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The Premier League have explained the decision to controversially deny Aston Villa a goal against Manchester United. Morgan Rogers was deemed to have fouled goalkeeper Altay Bayindir in the build up which saw official Thomas Bramall blow his whistle.
Replays appeared to show that Bayindir had failed to collect the ball securely in his hands however, with Rogers taking advantage of a loose ball. The referee had immediately sounded the whistle however, before Rogers was able to find the net, meaning VAR could not intervene.
Premier League Match Centre said: "The referee’s call was a free kick to Manchester United with Bayindir deemed to be in control of the ball before Rogers gained possession. The whistle was blown by the referee before the ball entered the goal, therefore the incident was not reviewable by the VAR."
Ellen White was in disbelief at how events unfolded. On Final Score she said: "If the ref has blown his whistle then VAR can't get involved. Why not let the play carry on like the linesmen do for offside?"
Did Morgan Rogers get to the ball before the 'keeper had his hands on it?
Did Morgan Rogers get to the ball before the 'keeper had his hands on it?
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Villa's woes were compounded as United quickly went up the end and took the lead. Amad headed from a Bruno Fernandes cross as Villa slipped into sixth place and out of Champions League contention.
Christian Eriksen scored from the spot to double United's lead. Ian Maatsen fouled Amad inside the area to spark sarcastic clapping from Unai Emery as the referee pointed to the spot for Eriksen to convert.
Emery's side had earlier went down to 10 men to suffer a blow to their Champions League chances. Emi Martinez, 32, charged out of his goal following a weak pass from team-mate Matty Cash and took out United striker Rasmus Hojlund well outside of his area.
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