Man Utd fans spot 'clear' VAR mistake in Anthony Martial red card incident vs Tottenham
Manchester United were reduced to 10-men in their Premier League clash against Tottenham when Anthony Martial was sent off for raising hands at Erik Lamela.
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Manchester United fans have been left angered and bemused as to why Tottenham star Erik Lamela also wasn't shown a red card when Anthony Martial was sent off in the first half of Sunday's clash. The crunch match got off to a pulsating start when Davinson Sanchez gave away a penalty in the first minute.
Anthony Martial was shown a straight red card (Image: SKY SPORTS)
The frantic action didn't stop there though as Martial was shown a red card for an incident inside the penalty box for a Tottenham corner.
Replays showed Martial had raised his hands to Lamela's face and, while minimal contact was made, the Tottenham star hit the deck.
VAR stuck with the official's decision to give Martial his marching orders.
But some United fans were left questioning why Lamela also wasn't shown a red card as well after he appeared to initiate the coming together with an elbow to Martial's face.
One fan fumed: "FA either need to rescind the red card for Anthony Martial or give Eric Lamela a ban too."
Another wrote: "How is Lamela still on the pitch? This VAR is useless."
A third said: "Where is the #VAR? Disgraceful decision."
A fourth tweeted: "How with VAR does Lamela get away with that but Martial doesn’t?"
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Erik Lamela wasn't shown a card for raising an elbow (Image: SKY SPORTS)