‘From that angle [the referee was given by VAR] it just looks like a dive, I agree with the referee, can’t give a penalty on that evidence.
‘It makes me believe the referee didn’t give the penalty for shirt-pulling, because if he had seen the shirt pull he would’ve said, ‘I’ve seen a shirt pull, not that’.
‘If everything which we’ve seen in real time during the game, if that’s the angle the referee has been given then I don’t blame the referee for saying no.
Michael Owen has accused VAR of ‘letting the referee down’ for Everton’s penalty claim in their 2-2 draw with Manchester United on Saturday.
Referee Andy Madley immediately pointed to the spot, however, the VAR, Matt Donohue, instructed Madley to review his decision which was then overturned after he watched the replay of the incident on the pitch-side monitor.
