Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes had his three-match suspension repealed by the FA despite VAR choosing not to overturn the Premier League referee's call
Manchester United have been informed that VAR did not feel Premier League referee Chris Kavanagh's decision to send off Bruno Fernandes was 'clearly wrong' despite the Reds winning an appeal at a later date.
With ten men in the second half, the Reds went on to lose the game 3-0 in a match which put manager Erik ten Hag on the brink of the sack. Last week, the FA confirmed that Fernandes would not serve a three-match ban for the red card which led to questions as to why VAR did not intervene at the time.READ MORE: Why is Fernandes not suspended for United
"We hear on the audio the assistant referee coming with the information around this being from his position, a red-card offence and the referee takes his advice and issues the red. When you look back on the footage, you see that the contact is high and Bruno Fernandes slips first and puts his foot out to stop Maddison.
"When the VAR checks it, he forms the opinion that the 'referee’s call' is not clearly wrong because he sees the action with the high contact, no attempt to play the ball, with some force and therefore decides in his professional judgment that the 'referee’s call' is not clearly wrong."
James Maddison Manchester United FC Tottenham Hotspur FC Premier League VAR
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