Manchester United's Altay Binder failed to prevent Tottenham Hotspur's Son Heung-min from scoring his team's fourth goal during the Carabao Cup quarter-finals. (Photo by Sean Botterill/Getty Images)
Chaos erupted at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Thursday evening after Son scored direct from a corner kick against Manchester United, and the resulting brawl should see both sets of players investigated by the FA according to former PGMOL boss, Keith Hackett.
together Carabao Cup A semi-final spot was on the line, and fans enjoyed a seven-goal thriller, but all the talk would be about what happened in the aftermath. Son Heung-minIncredible strike.
In the end, Tottenham Ace sent his club to the semi-finals With this “Olympic” goal.
amazing. amazing. amazing.
The son scores directly from the corner! ? pic.twitter.com/KDhNXNL7cp
– Sky Sports Football (@SkyFootball) December 19, 2024
Keith Hackett says the FA should investigate Tottenham and Manchester United
Keith Hackett He certainly knows what he's talking about when it comes to refereeing at the elite level, given his own background as an administrator and then as president of the PGMOL before Mike Reilly and Howard Webb.
“An interesting and unusual incident regarding the big screen in the stadium tonight“, said L Tottenham news.
“Manchester United players were angry after several replays of the goal scored by Son Heung-min.
“Manchester United players were very unhappy with the video clip which appeared to be a foul on Altay Binder. Crossing the goal from Son Heung-min is standard procedure but this was a controversial goal.
“Binder had already complained to referee John Brooks that he had been fouled by Lukas Bergvall.
“With a replay of the incident, Manchester United player Fernandes received a yellow card from referee John Brooks for shouting at him while pointing at the screen.
Perhaps the United captain was right, but despite the presence of a large screen, there is no official use of VAR available.
““I have no doubt that this matter will be investigated by the League and the FA Disciplinary Committee.”
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Bruno Fernandes may be right, says Keith Hackett
As Hackett noted, the Manchester United captain, Bruno FernandesHe may have been right when he tried to ask the referee to look at the big screen on the pitch which appeared to show Altay Binder being fouled by Lukas Bergvall.
However, with no VAR in place, the Portuguese was never able to convince the referee, John Brooks, to overturn his decision.
Instead of walking away and accepting the goal that had been scored, the Manchester United captain simply continued on until Brooks was left with no choice but to book it.
The FA would certainly want to take a look, and United's players could be in trouble as a result.
Ruben Amorim already had one player upset with himand there will probably be a few morose people around Carrington over the next few days now that another opportunity to beg for silver has begun.
