Chelsea set to take on Manchester United on Sunday in the FA Cup Semi Final, it’s worth remembering this report on United’s great fortunes with VAR decisions this season.
It’s safe to say that it is factual that United have certainly been favoured the most in VAR decisions this season, and Chelsea must be wary of that before the game.
Blues boss Frank Lampard has certainly not been impressed with a few of the decisions made this season, highlighting United’s penalty on Thursday night when they beat Crystal Palace. This result of course had significance for Chelsea’s Champions League qualification pursuit, and Palace deserved to win.
As reported by The Daily Mail, Lampard said: “There is always a human element, they have to make a decision. The confusing thing about some of the recent ones — and the one on Thursday (when Palace were denied a penalty) — is that it’s a very, very clear and obvious decision that was wrong and didn’t get reviewed and changed.
“A few of those have happened and that is strange. You have to be level-headed. Some might go against you or not. But we seem to be in a period where, in terms of Manchester United, they’ve got a few in their favour.”
They certainly have got more than ‘a few’ in their favour!
Lampard then joked when saying that he hopes that Chelsea get some of the decisions on Sunday. He said: “It would be nice if VAR worked in our favour in this one!” It certainly would be nice.