Why VAR did not overturn Nottingham Forest red card vs Manchester United

Former Premier League referee Mike Dean believes VAR was right not to overturn Nottingham Forest's red card at Old Trafford because there was too much doubt surrounding Willy Boly's covering position.

Joe Worrall saw red midway through the second half after he was adjudged to be the last man as United attacked. However, there was some uncertainty following Stuart Attwell's decision because Boly looked like he could have been covering his centre-back partner.

If Boly was deemed to be in a position to cover, Worrall would have been given a yellow card. VAR reviewed how close the Ivorian was and ultimately decided it was the right decision.

Speaking as a guest on Sky Sports' Soccer Saturday, Dean explained exactly why the officials came to the correct decision to send the Forest man off.

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He said: "Yeah that’s 100 per cent. Willy Boly’s close, he could get there, but there’s too much doubt about whether he would get there.

"When you freezeframe when the actual contact has been made the next thing the Man United player has got to do is have a shot on goal. They’ve come to a decision, the correct decision in the end.

"VAR had a look at it, took everything into account and made the correct decision."

Moments after the red card, with the scores level at 2-2, United would make their extra man advantage count.

Marcus Rashford was brought down in the area for a penalty. With the pressure on, captain Bruno Fernandes stepped up to put United ahead for the first time on the day.

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