MANCHESTER UNITED boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer refused to celebrate Edinson Cavani’s equaliser against Villarreal – until the dreaded VAR had given the thumbs up.
On 55 minutes Marcus Rashford thrashed in a volley that took a number of deflections before falling to the Uruguayan striker eight yards out.
He comfortably slammed the ball home – but the goal was then checked by the much-maligned technology.
Solskjaer was seen shrugging his shoulders and with his arms folded on the touchline as he seemed to fear the worst.
Thankfully for the Norwegian, the goal stood and United were back in the game at 1-1.
However, Solskjaer was perhaps right not to toast the effort too excitedly as United could not net again before losing a dramatic penalty shootout 11-10, with David De Gea missing the decisive spot-kick.
The strike was Cavani’s 16th of the season, his stunning recent form seeing him signing on for another year.
Despite it being all to play for, the 48-year-old still didn’t look overjoyed – a mood reflected in his first half demeanour.
United fell behind to a 20th-minute goal from Gerard Moreno.
And again questions will be asked about the defending, with Victor Lindelof easily brushed aside by the 30-goal hitman.
The Swede was partnered at the back by Eric Bailly, with Harry Maguire ruled out with an ankle ligament injury.
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Maguire was named as part of the 26-man squad – but the game came too early for the captain.
He could now be a serious doubt for England and Euro 2020.
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Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
