Manchester United – Fulham: Controversial VAR Penalty Becomes Key Moment of the Match.
25.08.2025
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Shostal Oleksandr
25.08.2025
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VAR was right to call referee Chris Kavanagh to review the foul by Kelvin Bassi on Mason Mount
But there was also a second incident where Luke Shaw committed a foul on Rodrigo Muniz
Chris Kavanagh was at the screen for quite a while, reviewing it, even though he could have just continued the game
Fulham's coach Marco Silva also had a right to complain about the goal scored by United's 'devils'The foul by Bassi on Mount and the foul by Shaw on Muniz occurred simultaneously. I don't understand why he was called. Even when Kavanagh went closer to the screen, he looked at it for a long time. Here are two incidents — so which is more serious? The referee just needed to continue the game. They cancel each other out. I understand why Marco Silva went crazy, because there was clear pressure from Leni Yoro on Bassi for United's goal. So why was this not overturned? Yoro's goal was subsequently overturned by Emil Smith Rowe's goal. The draw left both teams, United and Fulham, without wins in the first two matches of the Premier League season. **Manchester United Transfer Deals** **IN** - Bryan Mbeumo - from Brentford - **£71 million** - Matheus Cunha - from Wolverhampton - **£62.5 million** - Diego Leon - from Cerro Porteno - **£7 million** - Benjamin Sesko - from RB Leipzig - **£74 million** **TOTAL** - **£214.5 million** **OUT** - Victor Lindelof - released - Christian Eriksen - released **TOTAL** - **£0** In conclusion, there was a lot of controversy surrounding the refereeing decisions that influenced the outcome of the game, and Manchester United and Fulham remain winless at the start of the season. There was also a review of transfers, where United spent over £200 million on new players and released Lindelof and Eriksen.
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