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(Reuters) – Chelsea manager Frank Lampard said he was frustrated and confused that his team was denied a penalty in Saturday’s 0-0 Premier League draw at Manchester United.
Chelsea captain César Azpilicueta was caught by his United counterpart Harry Maguire when contesting a header in the first half, but the video assistant referee (VAR) dismissed the London club’s penalty claims after reviewing the incident. .
“I thought it was a clear penalty. I couldn’t see it at the time from where I was standing and those are difficult calls for the referee. That’s why we brought VAR into the game, but VAR was very quick to rule it out.” “Lampard told reporters.
“They should have taken the time and advised the referee to look at the monitor. If he looks at the monitor, he has to give the penalty, so it is confusing. There is a frustration because the rules seemed to move in the right direction.
“The referees looked a little more at the monitor at the beginning of the season. The person on the field should always be the first responsibility and that is returned to them with the monitor.”
The result extended United’s wait for a first league win at Old Trafford this season and coach Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said his team was losing energy from fans, unable to watch games in stadiums amid the COVID crisis. -19.
But the Norwegian was encouraged by the debut of new signing Edinson Cavani, who joined United earlier this month.
“He showed at first glance what he can do. He will give us a presence in the box. He is an experienced center forward and the more we hit him in and around the box, the more we will get goals from him,” Solskjaer said. He said.
(Report from Shrivathsa Sridhar in Bengaluru; edited by Lincoln Feast.)
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