Erik ten Hag fumed at VAR after Manchester United weren't awarded a penalty towards Tottenham of their 2-0 defeat on Saturday evening. Cristian Romero appeared to dam a goal-bound strike together with his forearm, nevertheless it was dominated that referee Michael Oliver’s on-field resolution was not a ‘clear and obvious error’.

United had a number of possibilities to open the scoring in north London, however finally paid the worth for a efficiency that lacked cohesion. Spurs made the breakthrough within the forty ninth minute by way of Pape Matar Sarr, with the midfielder left unmarked on the again submit to smash the ball into the roof of the online after a cross from Dejan Kulusevski discovered its option to him.

Ten Hag’s aspect tried to rally however his forwards had been starved of possibilities, and the sport was put out of attain within the 83rd minute when Lisandro Martinez’s miscued clearance trickled previous Andre Onana and into the again of the online. However, United really feel short-changed by the end result on condition that they may have been awarded a penalty within the first half.

After the ball was fed to Alejandro Garnacho within the twenty sixth minute, the winger’s curling effort ricocheted off of Romero’s outstretched arm – however VAR dominated that it was not a penalty.

Speaking to Sky Sports concerning the incident, Ten Hag stated: “I liked it first half. It was a very good performance for Manchester United except you have to score. We created good chances, we had a really good press, we had good switches and we had many chances to score a goal.

“We deserved a penalty, I don’t know why (it wasn’t given). It’s a penalty. Absolutely a penalty. It changes the direction of the ball and he’s blocking, the hand is right above (him).”

The Dutchman additionally jumped to the defence of his membership captain Bruno Fernandes after he squandered a transparent opening when heading excessive and extensive from shut vary within the first half, previous to Tottenham’s objectives. He stated his time merely did not create sufficient.

Asked whether or not the Portuguese playmaker discovering the again of the online would have modified the sport, Ten Hag replied: “Absolutely. It is the meaning of the first goal and changes the game.

“First, we get three bookings which can’t happen, we have to stay focused, they were unnecessary bookings. Then we switch off, have two big chances we hit the woodwork. So that was no good, then the start of the second half was definitely no good.

“You have to stay on the front foot. It was totally unnecessary to concede that first goal. We didn't collapse, we fought back. But yeah we didn't score. You have to keep composed and keep creating chances. The big chance from Bruno, it was about creating more chances [after that]. Create more switches, keep working the ball instead of rushing it.”

He defined that his aspect didn't create sufficient possibilities late on, and the previous Ajax boss might be hopeful of addressing that concern previous to his aspect’s residence match towards Nottingham Forest subsequent weekend.