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Chelsea and Manchester United performed out one more goalless draw. Each the scoreline and the leisure stage at Stamford Bridge mirrored the drab affair that came about at Outdated Trafford within the reverse fixture.
Actually, probably the most eventful second of the sport was Callum Hudson-Odoi’s handball within the opening levels of the sport.
The Chelsea winger was difficult Mason Greenwood to clear the ball from the hazard zone earlier than the ball bounced up and hit his hand.
Consequently, referee Stuart Attwell was instructed by the VAR to evaluate the incident, however to no avail. Nonetheless, the controversy didn’t finish there.
Luke Shaw, in his post-match interview to Sky Sports, claimed that referee instructed Harry Maguire Manchester United weren’t going to be awarded a penalty due to the potential backlash afterwards.
The United left-back mentioned: “If it’s not going to be a penalty, l don’t suppose they wanted to cease the sport.
“The ref even mentioned to H [Harry Maguire] that if I say it’s a pen then it’ll trigger plenty of speak afterwards. H acquired instructed it was a penalty.
“I don’t perceive why the sport is stopped. It’s complicated with VAR.
“I’m not going to moan about it as a result of l don’t suppose both group did sufficient to win.”
The Purple Devils will really feel onerous finished by the aforementioned VAR drama, however like Shaw mentioned, neither group deserved all three factors. Whereas Chelsea ought to indicate extra attacking intent, United ought to work on their poor document in opposition to the ‘huge six’ within the Premier League this season.
