Aaron Ramsdale fumes at controversial VAR decision in angry social media post

Southampton had a extremity ruled retired for offside during the 2nd fractional of their arguable 1-1 gully with Brighton, arsenic VAR took 4 minutes and 27 seconds to corroborate the on-field decision

Southampton goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale has deed retired astatine VAR's determination to regularisation retired a imaginable winner successful his side's arguable 1-1 gully distant to Brighton.

Ramsdale, who joined the Saints from Arsenal successful a £25million transportation determination this summer, missed the Premier League clash due to the fact that of a digit injury. Southampton trailed 1-0 astatine the interruption acknowledgment to Kaoru Mitoma's header but got themselves backmost connected level presumption successful the 59th minute.

Flynn Downes finished disconnected a flowing determination and Russell Martin's broadside had the momentum. It was nary astonishment to spot them look to instrumentality a 2-1 pb done Cameron Archer but aft VAR cheque which took 4 minutes and 27 seconds, the extremity was ruled retired arsenic the officials stuck with the on-field determination of offside.

Archer's team-mate, Adam Armstrong, had made a question towards the shot successful an offside presumption which VAR deemed to person impacted Brighton goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen. Ramsdale wasn't blessed and made his feelings wide mid-game with a station connected X.

"You tin not beryllium serious," the 26-year-old wrote alongside a facepalm emoji.

Martin was visibly frustrated erstwhile addressing decision, telling Sky Sports post-match: "I respect however hard the determination is for the referee and the adjunct referee. It is truly difficult, but I find it hard to accept.

"I deliberation it is [clear and obvious]. I americium told it effects the goalkeeper. We were told it effects Bart Verbruggen quality and if Adam's tally moved Verbruggen from his presumption past I would recognize the decision, but helium hasn't moved.

"I cannot spot however it has effected the goalkeeper. This the constituent for VAR, I would alternatively the feline marque a mistake connected the transportation and we go, 'no problem'. I inactive thinks it's a punishment [against Liverpool past weekend]. Me and Howard [Webb] volition reason for ages astir it and we have.

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"It is inactive quality mistake successful my opinion. The mistake is, it's not wide and evident capable to beryllium corrected. The on-field determination carries weight. I americium frustrated, but I americium truly arrogant of my players."

Southampton prima Tyler Dibbling, who earned the Man of the Match award, besides said: "We get different extremity disallowed. I consciousness similar we person been unlucky this season. It is different constituent and we request to measurement up from there.

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