Arsenal goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale has shared John Stones’ nickname within the England camp.
04.03.2024 - 17:05 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Manchester United have been told VAR did not intervene before Manchester City's equaliser in the derby because too much time had passed between Marcus Rashford's free-kick appeal and Phil Foden's goal.
Erik ten Hag's side were ahead at the interval thanks to Rashford's stunning effort but were pegged back after the restart after Foden's equally brilliant strike. However, both Ten Hag and Rashford felt the equaliser should not have stood due to a foul on the winger in the build-up when he went to ground as Kyle Walker challenged for the ball.
The on-field referee Andy Madley chose not to award the foul and VAR did not overturn the decision either with the goal sparking City's comeback victory. United's boss was livid after the decision and was booked for his protestations.
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Analysing the incident on Sky Sports' Ref Watch, former Premier League referee Dermot Gallagher explained why the officials came to the right decision. "The referee is close, the referee said there was no foul," he said.
"If VAR overruled the referee there, that is clearly re-refereeing and not a clear and obvious error. I didn’t think it was a foul, he went down very easily but it would have been too far back as well [to overturn the goal]."
Later in the game, Ten Hag felt United should have had a penalty when Ederson tackled Alejandro Garnacho. Again, Gallagher felt the right decision was made but warned the City goalkeeper that he risked a red card in that scenario.
Gallagher continued: "It is a good tackle for me, he gets the ball, he is low and he has to get the ball because if he doesn’t, he is in big trouble. If he
Arsenal goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale has shared John Stones’ nickname within the England camp.
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