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Totally agree. The decision was actually completely consistent with last week’s in the Leicester-Burnley game, where Wood’s equaliser was ruled out because he made seemingly accidental contact with Jonny Evans. That caused very little fuss comparatively because, hey, it’s only Burnley. This is...

Have only seen the replays straight after the game but he did take a quick look at Connolly just before standing on his foot, as I remember it.

It’s a penalty. Not one most football fans would give but that’s just the way it is. I’m not sure how it meets ‘the clear and obvious’ threshold though, especially as, in previous weeks, the defender could whip out a chainsaw and amputate the striker’s leg and VAR wouldn’t have batted an eyelid...