Edinson Cavani’s goal against Spurs is controversially RULED OUT following VAR review

Scott Mctominay and Manchester United were victims of another controversial VAR call after Edinson Cavani‘s goal against Tottenham was disallowed.

Cavani thought he had put United ahead before the half-time mark when he slotted home Paul Pogba‘s pass.

However, VAR overturned the goal after McTominay’s hand had made contact with Son Heung-min’s face in the build-up.    

Mctominay and United were the victims of another VAR call after Cavani’s goal was ruled out

VAR overturned the goal after McTominay’s hand had made contact with Son Heung-min’s face

After being advised to check the incident at the pitch side monitor, Chris Kavanagh overturned the goal – claiming Son had been fouled after a loose throw of the arm from McTominay clipped his face. 

The decision led to uproar on social media. Gary Lineker took to Twitter to say: ‘It’s extraordinary how ludicrous VAR has become. Not only with their many errors but that it sucks the life out of the game. The joy of celebrating, which is what makes football so special, has been completely diluted.’

Rio Ferdinand added: ‘My tv is moments away from being on the patio in 100 pieces #var’, before Michael Owen said: ‘Not having that. Disallowing so many goals for minor things. Very worrying. And then Spurs score moments later. We haven’t heard the end of this…..’  

Speaking about the decision at half-time, Roy Keane called the decision ’embarrassing’.

He said: ‘I’m amazed, really. If this is a foul we should all go home it’s really bizarre. For a player like Son to roll around like that, it’s embarrassing. That can’t be a foul. 

‘To be fair Rashford done it two minutes earlier, both sets of players rolling around screaming. Referees are under huge pressure, they’re doubting every decision they give now but clearly he’s got it wrong.’

Micah Richards agreed with Keane, saying: ‘It is embarrassing. This is not football anymore. We have a laugh and a joke but this is spoiling our game, I can’t recognise it anymore. 

‘It’s an absolutely ridiculous decision and it’s spoliing football. If Chris Kavanagh can go and look at it again… I know VAR put doubt in his mind by sending him to look at that and the players didn’t help him, surrounding the referee which was unacceptable.’

The decision led to uproar on social media with fans and pundits criticising the decision