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Unsuitable penalty choices were made by the video assistant referee in all three of Thursday’s video games, a extinct referee working for the Premier League match centre told BBC Match of the Day.

Bruno Fernandes gained a quandary-kick which he scored in Manchester United’s Three-zero grab over Aston Villa.

James Ward-Prowse hit the bar after a disputed penalty as Southampton drew 1-1 with Everton.

And Tottenham ought to pick up had a penalty for a Joshua King shove on Harry Kane in a nil-zero draw with Bournemouth.

Ex Premier League official Dermot Gallagher instructed that United and Southampton assign no longer want been given penalties, nonetheless Tottenham ought to were awarded one.

Aged Everton midfielder Tim Cahill, a Match of the Day pundit, said a extinct participant wants to be attractive to work alongside the VAR officers at Stockley Park.

“I reflect that can if truth be told relieve them, to know the movements,” the extinct Australia global said.

“When a participant falls to recall a penalty it is advisable well perhaps well presumably also feel it. It have to desire a participant there to present advice on what the participant is doing.

“They’re there to blueprint the astronomical choices and they are able to not blueprint it. It is if truth be told disappointing.”

Fifa is taking over converse responsibility of VAR from football rulemakers IFAB and is anticipated to say on better consistency across more than 100 global leagues, on points such because the exhaust of pitchside monitors.

There turned into confusion in the Premier League, with referees’ chief Mike Riley limiting the exhaust of monitors to blueprint certain the recreation is rarely any longer slowed down.

1. Mourinho: ‘Worthy other folks don’t like to be criticised’

Tottenham manager Jose Mourinho said “each person in the sector” belief his aspect ought to pick up had a penalty, except for video assistant referee Michael Oliver.

King pushed Kane in the help as he defended a imperfect nonetheless referee Paul Tierney did no longer award a penalty and Oliver chose no longer to intervene.

Oliver, who will referee Sunday’s north London derby in opposition to Arsenal, turned into also the VAR official when Kane had a purpose dominated out in Spurs’ Three-1 defeat by Sheffield United final week.

“The sport had the biggest 2nd – you know when, you know who,” said the Spurs boss.

Mourinho told BBC MOTD he feels “essential other folks don’t like to be criticised”.

Requested to clarify who he turned into relating to, Mourinho told Sky Sports: “The same referee that turned into the VAR in opposition to Sheffield United. In the sector, all people knows that is a penalty. And I bid all people, I imply all people.

“Like Sheffield, the person of the match turned into no longer some of the gamers. But at Sheffield I can even blame myself and the gamers, nowadays I can even no longer blueprint that.”

BBC Match of the Day pundit Dion Dublin said: “It is certain because Harry is atmosphere himself prepared to switch that ball and he gets fouled. It is a penalty.”

2. Smith: ‘Disgraceful resolution’ to present United penalty

Moments after Trezeguet hit the put up for Villa, United gained a penalty which Fernandes converted to region them on their formula to a Three-zero grab.

The Portuguese pirouetted on the ball and looked to remove Villa defender Ezri Konsa’s leg – nonetheless referee Jon Moss awarded a penalty, a resolution supported by VAR.

Fernandes scored from the quandary to region United on their formula to victory and toddle away Villa four facets from security.

The Premier League match centre instructed Match of the Day that this turned into the defective resolution and could well perhaps were overturned by VAR.

Villa boss Dean Smith known as it a “disgraceful resolution”.

“I will understand Jon [Moss, referee] getting it defective nonetheless I do not know what VAR are having a gaze at,” he said. “They’ve a cloak they are able to toddle and scrutinize at it nonetheless they’re no longer .

“Fernandes is attempting a double accelerate-help – his first contact is on the ball, his 2nd contact is on Ezri Konsa’s shin.”

His Manchester United counterpart, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, disagreed.

“I reflect it be a penalty. The boy sticks out his leg, Fernandes does an astounding Zidane, Maradona flip and he lands on him,” he said.

Dublin, who performed for each clubs, said: “It is clearly, in our thought, no longer a penalty.

“Any one who has performed the recreation knows what Fernandes is attempting to blueprint. He does the flip and he gets it defective. He puts his stud on Konsa’s shin. It modified the recreation.

“VAR is there to bid has the referee made an error and they did not reflect he had. That can also price a runt Villa millions.”

Cahill said: “It is a astronomical mistake. I feel for Aston Villa. This completely goes in opposition to them. VAR wants to step in and it wants to guard the gamers as smartly.”

Three. Saints’ disputed penalty

The Premier League also confirmed Southampton assign no longer want had a penalty in opposition to Everton.

Ward-Prowse looked to plunge into the standing Andre Gomes, though he overlooked the penalty as he hit the crossbar.

“The efficiency of the referee turned into like my team of workers, no longer so upright,” said Everton boss Carlo Ancelotti.

“Straightaway we said no penalty,” said MOTD pundit Cahill.

Diagnosis – BBC football reporter Simon Stone

The pre-deliberate switch for Fifa to withhold watch over the implementation of VAR comes on the pause of a four-one year route of as it turned into phased into elite football.

Despite the fact that Fifa has declared VAR to be “a universal success”, the lack of pitchside monitors in the Premier League went in opposition to the classic steering and the expectation is Fifa will request this to be aged more widely.

As well, principles round handball, offside and goalkeepers standing on their lines for penalty kicks will all be dealt with via Fifa, with clarification expected for next season, which individual leagues will be expected to adhere to.