Cavani VAR decision was a ´total injustice´, fumes McTominay

Scott McTominay said it was “a total injustice” that Edinson Cavani had a first-half strike disallowed in Manchester United’s dramatic 3-1 win over Tottenham.

Uruguay international Cavani thought he had put the Red Devils ahead in the 33rd minute, but the strike was ruled out for McTominay flicking out a hand at Son Heung-min.

The decision was reached after referee Chris Kavanagh was encouraged to review the build-up on the pitchside monitor by VAR.

United’s dismay was exacerbated shortly after when Son put Tottenham ahead after some poor defending by Victor Lindelof.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side bounced back in the second half, though, courtesy of goals from Fred, Cavani and Mason Greenwood, to extend their unbeaten away run in the Premier League to 23 games – a run only bettered by Arsenal between April 2003 and September 2004 (27 games).

McTominay claimed the referee “obviously made a mistake”, but he acknowledged players will have to get used to that with VAR now an integral part of the game.

“I’m sure there’ll be a lot of talk about that,” McTominay told Sky Sports.

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