Former Premier League referee Dermot Gallagher has given his verdict on an incident involving Diego Llorente in Leeds United's 2-2 draw at Southampton.
The Whites let a two goal lead slip in the clash at St Mary's. Leeds went two goals ahead on the hour mark thanks to a brace from Rodrigo, before Southampton fought back with strikes from Joe Aribo and Kyle Walker-Peters.
The incident involving VAR occurred in the 14th minute of the game, when Southampton's Stuart Armstrong raced through on goal after latching onto a through ball, before being challenged by Llorente. Referee Tony Harrington waved play on, outraging the home supporters, with Armstrong left on the surface holding his leg.
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VAR did check the incident soon after, and those at Stockley Park agreed with Harrington's decision to not award a Southampton free-kick. Replays appear to show that it was a perfectly-timed sliding challenge by Llorente to deny Armstrong a certain shot at goal.
“I think two things," Gallagher said on Sky Sports News. "I think A: he gets the ball and B: Armstrong actually gets brought down by the ball because he stands on it.
“Llorente gets the ball there and Armstrong goes over the ball himself so I think no, it wasn’t a red card.”
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