Manchester United VAR fury justified - but squad reaction will show Erik ten Hag truth

Manchester United crashed to yet another defeat after losing 2-1 to West Ham in a game featuring a series of missed chances and a remarkable late penalty decision.

United dominated the first half and saw a hatful of chances come and go. Alejandro Garnacho twice missed good opportunities, Bruno Fernandes should have put a header on target and Diogo Dalot missed an open goal.

It always felt like United could pay for their profligacy and when West Ham improved after a triple substitution at the break the game was much more even. One of those subs, Crysencio Summerville, scored with just over 15 minutes to go to give the Hammers the lead.

Casemiro levelled with a header before VAR intervened to hand West Ham a controversial and debatable penalty that led to furious protests from United players and officials. Jarrod Bowen scored from the spot to win the game for the Hammers.

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Now we're angry

Manchester United have used anger as pretty good fuel at times recently. They should be furious right now at how they were robbed of a result at West Ham.

The decision to gift the hosts a penalty from VAR was about as bad as it gets from officials who have made it to the elite level. Nobody watching that replay felt it was a penalty, and there was barely an appeal in real-time. It was atrocious from the officials, and United's players had every reason to feel aggrieved. Remarkably, it was Michael Oliver, supposedly one of the best referees in the country, who was sat in the VAR chair.

United's protestations were long and loud against the decision. The collision between Matthijs de Ligt and Danny Ings was simply a coming together in the box as