After Manchester United’s loss to Crystal Palace, their supporters are furious with VAR.
Manchester United were denied a penalty by VAR after the ball hit Joel Ward’s hand
United players were fuming at the decision
The ball looked to strike Joel Ward’s hand, leading United supporters to believe their team should have been given a penalty.
A ball obviously impacted Marcus Rashford’s hand as it was traveling in his direction, but its aim remained unclear.
The United players surrounded the referee in an effort to persuade him to call a foul.
The on-field choice made by Chris Kavanagh stood, and no penalty was given.
One supporter tweeted in response to the choice, saying: “The handball from Ward changed the path of the ball. VAR useless once more.
“Can someone explain to me why that wasn’t a handball from Ward?” said another.
A third partisan yelled, “How is that not a handball on Ward,” indignantly.
Make the handball rule make sense, that ball traveled 30 yards before it hit Ward’s hand and still no penalty, said another in the meantime.
United fell behind in the first half, and the choice ultimately determined the outcome.
The same opponents and place had just a few days earlier eliminated Palace from the Carabao Cup. Palace took the lead after 25 minutes thanks to a goal from Joachim Andersen.
Palace was successful in frustrating their rivals and keeping a lead throughout the entire game.
With their third victory of the year, Roy Hodgson’s squad moved ahead of United in the standings.
Erik ten Hag claims that the Red Devils have now lost four of their first seven Premier League games this year