Jamie O’Hara thinks there was a major refereeing error during Tottenham’s 4-3 win vs Manchester United

Tottenham Hotspur booked their place in the semi-final of the EFL Cup following a thrilling 4-3 win over Manchester United.

Spurs opened the scoring through Dominic Solanke in the first half. Dejan Kulusevski doubled Tottenham’s lead after the break before Solanke found the ne♎t again to make it 3-0.

Two mistakes from Fraser Forster reduced the deficit to just one, and United continued to push. But, a Son Heung-min goal straight from the corner sealed t𝓀heღ game for the hosts. Jonny Evans scored late in the game, but that wasn’t enough to change the result.

Tottenham fan and pundit Jamie O’Hara feeღls one big decision went against Manchester U💮nited’s way on Thursday night.

Jamie O’Hara says Tottenham got lucky vs Manchester United because of a refereeing error

Tottenham should’ve won the game against Manchester United comfortably.

They were 3-❀0 up in the 62nd minute, an🌄d if they had just managed the game properly, they would’ve had an easy evening.

However, Postecoglou’s style of football gave Manchester United chances to sജcore, and with a litඣtle help from Forster, they made it 3-2.

The game was in the balance at that point, but Son’s goa🌱l straight from the corner ꦜpushed it beyond United’s reach.

Altay Bayindir was furious with the goal and charged towards the referee to point out that he was fouled by Lucas Bergvall just before the ball weℱnt in. However, the goal was given, and that proved to be the difference in the end.

O’Hara says Tottenham got ‘lucky’ there as Bﷺayindꦫir was definitely fouled – he felt referee John Brooks was wrong to award the goal.

He said on : “Let me tell you right, I⭕ said ‘I guarantee you Man United scorꦛe three goals’, guaranteed! They did.

“It was lucky that Son gets a lucky one from the corner, it goes in. But it’s a foul. Bergvall fouls the keeper. You can argue he should do better, but i꧙t’s a foul.”

Why VAR was not used for Tottenham vs Manchester United in the EFL Cup

If the incident between Bergvall and Bayindir took place in the Premier League, the VAR would’ve had a second look at that. They co𝓀uld’ve even ru🎉led the goal out.

Ho✤wever, in the quarter-final of the EFL Cup, VAR was not in play for any of the games.

That’s b🍷ecause the EFL wants no club to have an unfair advantage in the early rounds – teams in the lower leagues don’t have VAR cameras installed in their stadiums.

When Tottenham take on Liverpool in the semi-final, VAR will be in place and will work as we’ve seen it in the Premier League over the l🅷ast few years.

We’re sure🌱 there will 🦄be more scrutiny on what’s going on inside the box during corners then.