Manchester United drew 2-2 with Everton in what will be the last-ever Red Devils visit to Goodison Park.
It looked like it was going to be a miserable day once more for Ruben Amorim when his United side found themselves 2-0 down against the Toffees.
Thankfully, a marvellous Bruno Fernandes free-kick and a Manuel Ugarte volley clawed back the deficit and earned the Red Devils a point in the Premier League.
But it wasn’t without controversy. When Ashley Young went over in the penalty box in the dying embers, David Moyes’ men were awarded a penalty.
But VAR then intervened. The decision was overturned, much to the delight of Manchester United, and the disgust of Goodison among others.
Ben Foster says VAR needs to go
That includes former Manchester United goalkeeper Ben Foster, who insists the Premier League need to scrap VAR after the decision. He wrote: ‘Yep VAR needs to go.’
Foster then went on to elaborate that it wasn’t down to the decision itself, but the ludicrous amount of time it took for the officials to come to a decision.
‘Not because it’s the right decision or not… it’s because VAR has taken nearly 10 minutes today’, Foster added.
Foster would be right. Aside from the Young incident, Beto’s goal also took nearly three minutes to check, despite the fact it was evidently pretty clear cut.
VAR isn’t the problem, but the execution certainly needs to be bettered.
Ashley Young decision has opinions divided
The Young penalty has caused uproar on social media, and no one can quite agree as to whether it was the correct decision or not.
Speaking to TNT Sports after the full-time whistle, Rio Ferdinand said: “I was feeling the worst when I saw VAR getting involved. I was surprised it wasn’t given.
“The contact is there, Maguire has his hands around Young.”
Chris Sutton and Glenn Murray thought Young dived, and so did many more Manchester United supporters.
The decision is somewhat subjective, but one thing is for certain, the time it’s taking to come to these decisions simply needs to change.
“Needs to go”… Ben Foster calls for major Premier League rule change after Manchester United against Everton
