Everton 2-2 Manchester United: Late VAR drama as hosts denied last-gasp penalty

Everton 2-2 Manchester United: Late VAR drama as hosts denied last-gasp penalty
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Everton 2-2 Manchester United: Late VAR drama as hosts denied last-gasp penalty
Author: Simon Peach
Published: Feb, 22 2025 14:45

Summary at a Glance

Sir Alex Ferguson's successor at Old Trafford looked set to inflict a 13th Premier League defeat of the season on the wretched Red Devils, who have won just four top-flight games since the Portuguese arrived in November.

Manuel Ugarte's stunning strike and an overturned penalty decision at the death helped Ruben Amorim's Manchester United escape with a 2-2 comeback draw at David Moyes' Everton.

Moyes has overseen as many league wins since returning to Everton in January and looked set to add another after Beto and Abdoulaye Doucoure benefited from some abysmal first-half defending.

More drama was to follow as referee Andy Madley awarded Everton a stoppage-time penalty after Ashley Young went down in the box under pressure from Harry Maguire, only to change his decision after the VAR advised him to review the monitor.

"Going down, going down, going down" bellowed the Toffees faithful as Amorim's side stumbled towards defeat on their final visit to Goodison Park.

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