Rio Ferdinand threatened to go mad at former referee Peter Walton stay on BT Sport. The ex-England defender was left baffled by a call to not award a penalty throughout Sunday's match towards .
West Ham ran out 1-0 winners in a recreation that has nearly secured their security within the Premier League. United, in the meantime, are actually set to be in a battle with Liverpool for fourth spot.
The Hammers felt they need to have been simply earlier than half-time. The ball clearly struck Victor Lindelof on the arm however the officers on the London Stadium waved away claims.
VAR didn't advocate referee Peter Bankes to evaluation the incident on the pitchside monitor. Ferdinand, who performed for each groups, could not imagine Lindelof wasn't punished.
At half-time, BT Sport requested for Walton's opinion on the incident. Earlier than he might reply, Ferdinand commented: "If he says the rest apart from what we’re saying I’m going to go bananas."
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Walton did reaffirm the view of the pundits that Lindelof was very lucky to get away with it. He stated: "On first reflection, I checked out it and thought the arm was inside his physique line so he’s not made himself greater.
"Whenever you have a look at it once more, there’s clear motion of the arm in direction of the ball. That’s an offence and it ought to’ve been given. The VAR ought to’ve given the referee Peter Bankes each alternative to have one other have a look at this.
"It’s a penalty kick. That’s the proof the VAR required to provide the on-field referee a call. For me it’s a penalty kick."
West Ham boss David Moyes feels his crew have been on the incorrect finish of some tough selections of late. And he was not shocked by the most recent name by VAR.
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He stated: "Simply add it to the opposite ones which have occurred to us in current video games and hope that someplace alongside the road within the coming video games, we would discover that we get a penalty kick or one thing goes in our favour.
"All I can say is it didn’t price me, it price me final week when you already know, it might’ve made a giant distinction. We’ve had a few selections we’ve felt as in the event that they don’t go our manner and all I can suppose is hopefully someplace, within the weeks to come back, we’ll get our justifiable share as a result of these ones have been towards us, that’s for positive.
"I believe we’re attending to the purpose the place we’re not fairly positive the place VAR will or received’t intervene. Anyway, it didn’t price me tonight however, I may need been saying various things if the outcome didn’t go my manner tonight."
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