“VAR making amends for their sins”, “It is called karma” – Rival fans laugh at Manchester United over penalty incident against Tottenham
Rival fans are laughing at Manchester United's expense after the Red Devils were denied a penalty in their enthralling Premier League clash at Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday (August 19).
Erik ten Hag's Reds were aggrieved when Spurs defender Cristian Romero handled in his own box in the 25th minute. However, their protests fell on deaf ears ,as referee Michael Oliver and VAR denied them a spot-kick.
Tottenham made the most of the reprievem as Pape Sarr bagged his first goal for the club in the 49th minute. Things exacerbated for Manchester United when Lisandro Martinez scored an own goal eight minutes from time.
The Red Devils headed into the game off a rather fortuitous win against Wolverhampton Wanderers in their league opener on Monday. They sealed a 1-0 win but were fortunate not to concede a penalty late on.
New Manchester United goalkeeper Andre Onana hda clattered into Wolves forward Sasa Kalajdzic. However, referee Simon Hooper didn't award a penalty, and PGMOL boss Jon Moss later apologised to Wolves manager Gary O'Neil for the obvious error.
Rival fans feel that Ten Hag's side have suffered a sense of justice amid their own penalty appeal being turned down against Tottenham. It eventually played its role in the Red Devils coming undone in the second half.
One fan reckons VAR made up for not awarding a spot-kick in the Wolves game:
Another suggests that karma has reared its head:
Here's how Twitter reacted to Manchester United not being awarded a penalty against Tottenham:
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