Former Premier League referee Dermot Gallagher has revealed how it wasn't VAR's decision to award Marcus Rashford's controversial opener against Liverpool.
“What I need to explain here is that this isn't a VAR decision, it is Martin Atkinson's decision," Gallagher said.
“The referee is the closest person to it and he says no.
"The debate this morning, 50,000 people voted half say yes and half say no.
“So for the VAR, it is not clear and obvious and it can't go against the referee.
"I did think it was a foul. He has the best view and he waved it away, he said no.
"Once he does that, it is out of the VAR's hands because it's such a subjective decision.
"So they can't go with it. [The VAR] did check it but the feeling was that the referee had the best view and he didn't feel it was a foul.
Ekezie
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let's forget it anyway, but united will pay heavily for it when the visit anfield
Ashwin Mathew
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there was a nudge sure, on the f***ing half of ours, besides left leg pain got transferred to right? stop this BS please.. its a goal
Wiwcdeknpt
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I would say this liverpool players only have them selfs to blame for dropping 2 points put aside that we did not get much help from the ref but that is always the case coming up against United first of all we need to go at old Trafford and boss the game in key areas of the pitch but we did not do that in the first half United had to much room out wide that was killing us or midfielders were not up to it in that half as well no creativity flat and dead. so all the liverpool fans that are crying over var gave it up liverpool thought all there had to do was just show up and play because United have been poor so far but football is on the day ,what I have to say about the ref and var is this it's going to take some time be for they get this right because var is not there to make a decision for the ref let's get that clear var is there the check if there is a clear and obvious error. that's why I think the ref should have gone back and review the incident on the monitor a d then made a decision before calling for var because there have that at there disposal as well but we are still 6 points clear at the top and we are going to win this league this year
beyond_sunset
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Liverpool before game : We will thrash ManUtd and send them to relegation zone. After game : VAR this, VAR that, ManUtd played defensively and more sh*t talk. You guys won champions league and you and your sh*t pundits made combined eleven having all eleven players from Liverpool then why after having too much confidence talking about VAR?? where are 3 or 5 goals you were going to score with clean sheet??