Aston Vila missed out on Champions League football after controversially being denied an opening goal in their 2-0 defeat to Manchester United at Old Trafford.
Goals from Amad Diallo and Christian Eriksen decided the game in United’s favour but only after Emiliano Martinez had been sent off and the decision to call a foul against Morgan Rogers before he had put the ball into Altay Bayindir’s net – much to Villa’s fury.
The United goalkeeper, in for Andre Onana, did not appear to have both hands on the ball when Rogers dispossessed him but referee Thomas Bramall had already blown the whistle for a foul before the ball hit the net so VAR was unable to allow the goal to stand.
