VAR Controversy as Manchester United beat Crystal Palace
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- VAR disallowed Palace’s Ayew goal and denied Zaha a penalty
- Mental Health and Psychosocial considerations during the COVID-19 pandemic
Manchester United beat Crystal Palace 2-0 in a controversial win.
Manchester United marched on in their quest for Champions League qualification with a 2-0 away at Crystal Palace.
The home side felt as though they should have been awarded a penalty after Wilfried Zaha was brought to the floor by Victor Lindelof.
Referee Stockley Park who had a clear view of the incident waved play to go one, moments before Manchester United scored the opener.
It was a double sting minutes later when Marcus Rashford spun the home side’s defence and placed the ball into the net.
Things got worse for Crystal Palace when they thought they had bagged an equaliser in the second-half through Jordan Ayew’s finish at the far post.
But after a lengthy VAR inspection, the striker was ruled offside by the thinnest of margins.
Crystal Palace manager Roy Hodgson was disappointed after the game after two VAR calls changed the game for his team.
He said: ‘Referees these days, you never see them because they’re miles away, aren’t they?
‘I thought that the referee could have easily given the penalty on the field, and he didn’t. Then the people in the office somewhere in Hounslow ruled against that one as well.
