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Alan Shearer tears into VAR with Man United rant after controversial penalty decision

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Newcastle United and Premier League icon Alan Shearer has called out Michael Oliver for getting involved in the penalty which cost Manchester United a point against West Ham.

With the scores locked at 1-1, the home side appealed for a spot kick when Danny Ings went down under minimal contact from Matthijs de Ligt.

Initially, the on-field decision was to wave play on. However, to the bemusement of the United squad, VAR official Oliver intervened and the decision was made to overturn the initial decision and award the penalty.

Jarrod Bowen stepped up and scored to seal the three points for the Hammers to compound United's misery. READ MORE: United player ratings amid two 5/10 scores READ MORE: Angry United reactions can't mask the truth Explaining on X (was Twitter) what had happened, the Premier League Match Centre posted: "The referee did not award a penalty to West Ham for a challenge by De Ligt on Ings.

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