CHELSEA had a SECOND goal ruled out by VAR as Olivier Giroud was the length of a toe in front of Harry Maguire.
The Blues were left fuming at the officials on a controversial night at Stamford Bridge that left the home side on the bad side of three major decisions.
Chelsea had TWO goals disallowed against Manchester UnitedCredit: Getty Images – Getty
In the first-half, Manchester United skipper Maguire escaped a clear red card after kicking out at striker Michy Batshuayi.
Sky Sports pundits Jamie Carragher and Roy Keane, as well as former Premier League referee Mark Halsey, all agreed the England defender should have been sent off.
After Anthony Martial opened the scoring, Chelsea thought they had an equaliser.
Kurt Zouma volleyed home from a corner – only to have VAR rule it out after Cesar Azpilicueta pushed Brandon Williams… after he was pushed by Fred.
Maguire then rubbed a mountain of salt into Chelsea wounds by making it 2-0 to United, powering in a brilliant header of his own.
Chelsea then thought they had a way back into the game when substitute Olivier Giroud turned in a brilliant header.
Olivier Giroud headed home – but was offside by a toe
Giroud thought he had brought Chelsea back into the gameCredit: Reuters
But on a check, the goal was ruled out for Giroud’s toe being just ahead of Maguire’s.
It was a marginal decision that looked correct.
However, it remains impossible to be completely certain with with VAR technology having a margin error of between 15 and 30cms.
Manchester United went on to win 2-0.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
