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Manchester United lost their fourth Premier League game of the season this afternoon.
West Ham beat them 2-1 at the London Stadium in a controversial ending.
The Irons were awarded a penalty in the 90th minute for a challenge made by Matthijs de Ligt on Danny Ings.
VAR stepped in to overturn the referee’s original call to not give a penalty.
The Premier League released a statement on the decision, seemingly justifying VAR’s intervention.
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‘The referee did not award a penalty to West Ham for a challenge by de Ligt on Ings.
‘The VAR deemed there was sufficient contact on Ings’ lower leg and recommended an on-field review.
‘The referee overturned his original decision and awarded a penalty,’ they said.
Speaking to BBC Sport, Erik ten Hag voiced his opinion on the matter after the game and was furious at the decision.
‘Three times this season we feel injustice. We have to score, we created so many chances.’
‘Unfair and unjust the way we conceded the penalty,’ he said.
Regarding the VAR intervention, Erik ten Hag argued that the original decision did not meet the threshold of a clear and obvious error.
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‘It was so difficult to see. Before the season there was the instruction about VAR only interfering in clear and obvious mistakes.
‘That is definitely not a clear and obvious mistake from the on-field referee,’ he said.
The Dutchman doubled down on his frustration, once again labelling the outcome an injustice.
He spoke with the officials at the time but they were unwilling to negotiate the decision.
‘I spoke with [the officials]. But the decision is made. There’s no way back and that’s football.
‘That’s a third time I have felt injustice in the season and it has a big impact on our team and on our scores and where we are in the table. It’s not right,’ Ten Hag said.
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