Football fans think they've figured out why John McGinn's interview after Aston Villa vs Manchester United was abruptly cut short in the middle of his speech. It was a disappointing conclusion to an impressive campaign for Unai Emery's men, as a 2-0 defeat to the Red Devils on Sunday afternoon ensured they would miss out on a spot in the Champions League.
In truth, they were by far the second-best team on the day and after Emi Martinez was sent off in the first half for crashing into Rasmus Hojlund during a one-on-one situation, their backs were against the wall. With the score still tied at 0-0, however, Morgan Rogers looked to have put them in front when he stole the ball away from Altay Bayindir. The referee in charge of the match, Thomas Bramall, blew his whistle for a foul and while replays showed that there was no contact, the fact he'd blown it before the ball hit the back of the net meant VAR couldn't overturn his decision and Villa were robbed of a goal.
United then scored twice through Amad Diallo and Christian Eriksen to cost the Midlands club a place in the Champions League next season and McGinn gave an interview after the match. He spoke about the result, Villa's performance and the incident with the disallowed goal and in the middle his speech, the interview was abruptly cut short and the cameras returned to the pundits at pitch side with no explanation as to why. Now, fans think they've figured out the reason.
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The midfielder was in the middle of discussing the disallowed goal when it stopped
John McGinn
After the difficult loss, Villa captain McGinn spoke to the media and didn't hold back. He commented on the result and admitted United were the better team and deserved to win the game. He also spoke about the decision to disallow Rogers' goal and criticised the referee for blowing the whistle when he did.
He commented on VAR and how it was supposed to help fix these sorts of mistakes. He was still in the middle of talking about the incident, the interview was cut short out of nowhere.
Fans think it was his decision to criticise the officials that caused TNT to cut his interview short too. One took to social media immediately after and posted on X (Twitter), saying: "Did they just cut McGinn off while he was being critical of the officials?More protected than the players. Joke," while another shared that sentiment and posted: "Not TNT cutting Mcginn off half way through his interview criticising the ref!! Cowards!"
Another fan stated: "Did TNT just cut McGinn off for rightfully critiquing the officiating?" A fourth said: "Wow, now cut Mcginn off because he was spitting facts about the decision."
The comments just kept coming, too. A fifth user posted: "Have TNT seriously been asked to stop that McGinn interview short because he was criticising the ref?"