Ally McCoist was "absolutely not having" Manchester City's penalty against RB Leipzig on Tuesday night - slamming the handball decision as "disgraceful."
The Premier League title-chasers thumped the Bundesliga outfit 7-0 but while Erling Haaland stole the show with a record-breaking FIVE-goal haul - the first time that has ever happened in a single Champions League game - it wasn't before some good old fashioned VAR drama.
Haaland's opener came from the penalty spot after City midfielder Rodri had headed the ball onto the arm of Benjamin Henrichs, and there were initially no appeals from the home players with play allowed to resume for more than ten seconds until the ball went out of play. But referee Slavko Vincic was summoned to the screen and while confusion initially reigned over what was being checked, he pointed to the spot for handball.
Slowed down it appeared a handball by the rules but there was plenty of sympathy for Heinrichs who had no time to react. And McCoist said on talkSPORT: "Absolutely not having it (the decision). One of my mates texted me and said VAR is good, but I just think it wastes time, I mean that decision...
"I noticed the boys on commentary at half-time were keen to point out the referee is making the decision because of the law and the rule. But I don't care, it's wrong. Anybody that's played the game knows it's not a penalty. They know it."
And he later added: "It's the law, but you asked me yesterday about VAR and I said I don't enjoy it. I genuinely don't. If ever there was an example of VAR and the rules being totally wrong, it was last night. Anybody that's played the game knows that it's not a penalty. If that's the law, the law has to change. An element of intention has to be brought into the law, because that was a disgraceful decision last night.
"Heinrichs didn't have a clue it hit him. He's jumped up, he's had the slightest of touches as Rodri's headed it back across. I think it's an appalling decision. If it's the law it's the law, but in terms of the game it's an appalling decision."
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