Bruno Guimaraes sends cheeky tweet after Newcastle were denied a penalty following heavy tackle on Anthony Gordon which left his sock torn… and Magpies fans add to calls for VAR to be scrapped
Bruno Guimaraes sent out a cheeky tweet after Newcastle were denied a penalty during their Premier League trip to Manchester United on Wednesday night.
that of Anthony Gordon The sock was left torn after Sofyan Amrabat’s first-half challenge in the penalty area, but there was no VAR check at Old Trafford.
A Newcastle fan tweeted pictures of the incident, with the caption: ‘Yes I didn’t touch him’.
Bruno Guimaraes shared that post with emojis of a face peeking out from behind his hands and a zipper face.
Gordon was furious with those at Stockley Park after his side’s 3-2 defeat, telling Sky Sports: ‘It’s a clear, obvious and obvious mistake, I don’t know how you can get it wrong.
Anthony Gordon thought he should have been awarded a penalty due to a foul by Sofyan Amrabat
Amrabat’s tackle on Gordon’s Achilles tendon ripped a hole in the Newcastle player’s sock
‘So either get rid of it or get better. It’s very simple.
‘I don’t mind if the referee gets it wrong on the pitch because things move very quickly.
‘But I don’t understand what the point of VAR is, because it is there to correct mistakes. He goes along my Achilles tendon and pushes me in the back. I honestly don’t see the point in it.’
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