Why VAR couldn't review Anthony Martial's disallowed goal for Manchester United

straight to your inbox every day for freeHere are the Manchester United evening headlines on Monday, February 15.Manchester United centre-back Harry Maguire had a huge claim for a penalty overturned in Sunday's 1-1 draw with West Brom. The United captain went down after a challenge from Semi Ajayi, with referee Craig Pawson initially pointing to the spot.

straight to your inbox every day for freeAnthony Martial was subjected to further racist abuse following Manchester United's 1-1 draw at West Brom.Martial and United teammate Axel Tuanzebe were targeted by racist trolls last month after the Premier League defeat to Sheffield United on January 27 and the Frenchman was abused on social media again on Sunday.A number of Instagram users left racist words and symbols in the comments section of Martial's most recent post, uploaded 16 weeks ago.Last

straight to your inbox every day for freeOle Gunnar Solskjaer has backed Anthony Martial to rediscover his goalscoring form for Manchester United after another disappointing performance in the draw with West Brom.Martial, 25, started in the United attack over Mason Greenwood but was ineffective from the left wing and made way for Greenwood in the 65th minute.Depressingly, Martial was targeted by racist trolls on social media for the second time in the last three weeks, having been subjected to

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United's fans and players were left frustrated after referee Craig Pawson opted to halt a counter-attack by blowing for half-time against West Brom. After Mbaye Diagne had headed West Brom into an early lead, United equalised shortly before half-time when Bruno Fernandes produced a superb volley from Luke Shaw's cross.

straight to your inbox every day for freeMason Greenwood was substituted in the second-half against West Ham because Manchester United are managing his game-time.Greenwood, 19, has started in six of United's last seven matches but was replaced by Edinson Cavani in the 86th minute, much to the surprise of many observers who felt he had performed better than fellow forwards Marcus Rashford and Anthony Martial.Martial was starting for the first time in four games but failed to score while

direct to your inboxManchester United head into this weekend’s fixture with Everton aiming to keep the pressure on rivals Manchester City at the summit of the Premier League table.United have only lost one league match since the start of November and will be on a real high following their 9-0 drumming of Southampton earlier this week.In that match, striker Anthony Martial came off the bench at half-time to grab himself a second-half brace and simultaneously end a goal drought that had stretched

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United's 9-0 win over Southampton was not short of talking points. From Alexandre Jankewitz's horror tackle on Scott McTominay and red card in the second minute of the game, to the way United ruthlessly took an injury-hit Southampton side apart, it was an action-packed contest at Old Trafford.

straight to your inbox every day for freeOle Gunnar Solskjaer has revealed the match delegate for Manchester United's defeat to Sheffield United concluded the referee was wrong to let Kean Bryan's opening goal stand and disallow Anthony Martial's equaliser.Bryan nodded in from a corner to give the bottom side the lead in the first-half but replays showed Billy Sharp nudged United goalkeeper David de Gea, beaten in the air by Bryan.Later in the first half, Harry Maguire challenged Aaron Ramsdale

straight to your inbox every day for freeOle Gunnar Solskjaer has backed Anthony Martial to rediscover his form for Manchester United after a forgettable first half of the season.Martial, 25, has scored just five goals - two in the Premier League - and could be dropped at the expense of Edinson Cavani in United's trip to Arsenal on Saturday.There was widespread bafflement at Solskjaer's decision to keep Martial on for the full 90 minutes of the midweek defeat to Sheffield United and the

straight to your inbox every day for freeOle Gunnar Solskjaer says trolls who racially abused Axel Tuanzebe and Anthony Martial are not Manchester United fans.Tuanzebe and Martial were subjected to racial abuse by some users on Instagram following United's 2-1 Premier League home defeat to Sheffield United on Wednesday night.

straight to your inbox every day for freeDwight Yorke has backed Anthony Martial to find form for Manchester United despite the forward being singled out for criticism in the shock midweek defeat to Sheffield United. Martial had a goal ruled out in the defeat to the Blades, whilst former United defender Rio Ferdinand picked out the forward's reluctance to track back as a key reason as to why they conceded the decisive goal in the 2-1 loss.

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United fans have demanded the club sign a new striker in order to mount a sustainable Premier League title challenge.United were rejected by Erling Haaland in December 2019 when Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was desperate to add to his forward line.Anthony Martial ended the season with a career-best goal return and Edinson Cavani was signed in the summer in order to add experience to the forward line.However, during the current campaign, Martial has

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United defender Axel Tuanzebe has broken his silence after being racially abused on social media following the side's 2-1 defeat to Sheffield United.Tuanzebe made his first Premier League start for United since October 2019 at Old Trafford on Wednesday evening, but the night turned sour for the centre-back with what happened following the game.

straight to your inbox every day for freeHere are the Manchester United evening headlines on Thursday, January 28.Edinson Cavani was rested for the majority of Manchester United's 2-1 defeat to Sheffield United on Wednesday evening.The 33-year-old started on the bench and wasn't introduced until the 66th minute, despite looking like he'd come on early in the second-half.Anthony Martial was doing little to impress at Old Trafford and Cavani was the like-for-like replacement available but Ole

straight to your inbox every day for freeAnthony Martial was blasted for his role in Sheffield United's winning goal against Manchester United on Wednesday night. The forward was picked out by Rio Ferdinand on BT Sport for his role in the sloppy goal that United conceded as failed to properly sprint back in the build-up to the winner after losing the ball.

straight to your inbox every day for freeOwen Hargreaves criticised Manchester United's attacking quintet during the defeat by Sheffield United at Old Trafford.Goals from Kean Bryan and Oliver Burke secured victory for Chris Wilder's men - only their second of the Premier League season far.The result has dented United's unlikely challenge, with their below-par home record continuing under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.Solskjaer paid the price for his team selection with Anthony Martial, who was selected

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United fans have been reacting to a moment in the second half of Wednesday's loss to Sheffield United which perfectly highlighted the difference in work ethic of Bruno Fernandes and Anthony Martial during the game. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side suffered a 2-1 defeat to the Blades at Old Trafford.

straight to your inbox every day for freeAnthony Martial has now started 10 more Premier League games than Edinson Cavani and the Uruguayan still has twice as many goals for Manchester United.Martial, 25, was recalled for the reverse fixture against Sheffield United last month in an effort to address his waning confidence and scored.

straight to your inbox every day for freeHere is your Manchester United morning digest on Thursday, January 28.Manchester United were beaten at home to rock-bottom side Sheffield United yesterday evening at Old Trafford.