Man Utd fans rage VAR is ‘taking the p***’ as ‘BLATANT’ handball not given in Crystal Palace defeat

MANCHESTER UNITED fans have been left raging at VAR following their defeat to Crystal Palace.

The Red Devils were denied a penalty after a view by the match officials at Old Trafford.

United supporters were convinced their side should have been awarded a penalty after the ball appeared to strike Joel Ward's hand.

As a ball headed towards Marcus Rashford, the ball clearly struck his hand, however intent was far from clear.

United players surrounded the referee in a bid to convince him to point at the spot.

Chris Kavanagh's on-field decision was not overturned and a penalty was not awarded.

Reacting to the decision, one fan tweeted: ";The handball from Ward changed the direction of the ball. VAR useless again."

Another added: "Can someone explain to me why that wasn't handball from Ward?"

A third supporter also fumed: "You taking the actual p***. How is that not a handball on Ward."

Meanwhile, one more commented: "Make the handball rule make sense, that travelled 30 yards before it hit Wards hand and still no penalty."

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The decision proved crucial to the result, with United falling behind during the first half.

Joachim Andersen's goal after 25 minutes gave Palace the lead just days after they had been knocked out of the Carabao Cup by the same opponents at the same venue.

Palace were able to frustrate their hosts and hold on to their advantage for the remainder of the match.

The result gave Roy Hodgson's side their third win of the season as they leapfrogged United in the table.

As for the Red Devils, Erik ten Hag has now seen his team lose four of their first seven Premier League matches this term.