…and that is absolutely the point,MA. The argument cannot be about VAR. VAR did its job, just as a similar system has doubtless done for scores of photo finishes in athletics over the years. The decision was as marginal as it gets as even Mark Robins - surely the one person to emerge out of all this with any credit - accepts. A ‘toenail’ offside, was his verdict…so, offside then.

Was it a ‘clear and obvious error’…of course it wasn’t, but that is where everything comes down to interpretation and unfortunately that interpretation and decision was left to two individuals who’s competence is regularly called into question.