Fuming Leicester boss Steve Cooper accuses refs’ chiefs of ‘hiding’ footage that showed they made major VAR error

LEICESTER brag Steve Cooper has accused refs’ chiefs of ‘hiding’ footage that showed they made a large error.

Cooper deed retired aft VAR ruled Jean-Philippe Mateta’s extremity for Crystal Palace was onside successful Saturday’s 2-2 gully with the Foxes.

Leicester maintained the determination had been made connected the ground of the incorrect portion of footage — and that the clip released to Match of the Day and Sky Sports was ‘false’.

Cooper said: “It was an atrocious quality mistake which has been hidden a small spot successful the media. That’s been arsenic disappointing arsenic the decision.

“Everything you’ve seen connected Match of the Day oregon Sky has been false. I didn’t similar the information that it didn’t scope the nationalist oregon the media.

“Don’t fell distant from mistakes — ain them and basal up for it.”

Leicester were 2-0 up astatine Selhurst Park erstwhile Mateta scored from Tyrick Mitchell’s cross.

The adjunct ref flagged for offside but VAR overturned the determination and gave the goal.

Mateta past levelled with a precocious penalty.

Cooper claimed: “We’ve seen antithetic images which amusement that, erstwhile they froze the footage for offside, helium was.

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“In the gathering we had connected Monday with the Premier League, we said we’ve had a monolithic mistake spell against us.”

Cooper had run-ins with referees’ assemblage the PGMOL during his clip arsenic Nottingham Forest manager.

But helium added: “I’ve ne'er had to person a speech similar this before. The referees’ section met america connected Monday, it should’ve been Sunday.

“We showed them broadcast footage that’s been obscurity adjacent the media.

“We showed them other footage, positive immoderate we have, and there’s been nary response.”

Cooper said the footage Leicester showed astatine Monday’s gathering was disposable to VAR during the game, but was not used.

He added: “Errors similar that should ne'er happen, peculiarly erstwhile VAR is successful place.

“Have the humility to admit you made a mistake. Show the footage, don’t amusement the incorrect footage.

“We can’t merchandise the clips but the Premier League person it arsenic portion of our presentation.”

The Premier League has been contacted for comment.