Unai Emery fumes over ‘crazy’ decision as Elliot Anderson escapes red card: ‘Where is VAR?’
Aston Villa manager Unai Emery criticized officials for not sending off Nottingham Forest's Elliot Anderson after a tackle on Ollie Watkins, calling the VAR's inaction 'crazy' following a 1-0 defeat in the Europa League semi-final first leg. Forest won the match thanks to a Chris Wood penalty, awarded after VAR confirmed the ball had not gone out of play before a handball. Emery expressed frustration that the technology failed to intervene on Anderson's challenge, which he believed endangered Watkins' safety.
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