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'Where are you? Wow. It is so, so bad' - Emery's remarkable VAR rant
Key takeaways
- Unai Emery has won five Europa League titles with Spanish clubs - but none with an English one
- Anderson avoided punishment for a first-half sliding tackle in which he won the ball but then caught the ankle of Ollie Watkins with a high, studs-up challenge.
- Referee Joao Pinheiro did not take action - and there was only what appeared to be a very brief VAR review before the incident was cleared.
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Unai Emery has won five Europa League titles with Spanish clubs - but none with an English one
Aston Villa manager Unai Emery was highly critical of the video assistant referee for not sending off Nottingham Forest midfielder Elliot Anderson in two impassioned rants after his side's 1-0 loss in the first leg of their Europa League semi-final.
Anderson avoided punishment for a first-half sliding tackle in which he won the ball but then caught the ankle of Ollie Watkins with a high, studs-up challenge.
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