Get all your news in one place.
100's of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
Football London
Football London
Sport
Alan Smith

Every word Frank Lampard said on Chelsea's draw at Man Utd, VAR and Edouard Mendy

What did you make of Maguire on Azpilicueta?

It was a clear penalty. Clear penalty. I didn't see it from where I was standing at the time and I know it's a hard call for the referee on the pitch but that's why we brought VAR into the game. VAR was very quick to dismiss it in my opinion. It should take time, the referee should watch the monitor. If he watches the monitor he has to give a penalty. It's very confusing in my opinion.

Told referees should go to monitor more but not happening?

I'm not sure. There's a frustration at the fact when something moves seemingly in the right direction, we're all pretty happy with referees going to the monitor.

It happened a bit more at the start of the season. The players on the pitch should always say it and the referee should always take responsibility. We have that back to the referee with the monitor but for some reason we've come off that. I don't understand it.

It was an easy decision, not a difficult one for the VAR to give anyway but the referee on the pitch should make the main call. Ask him to review it and if that happened today it would have been a penalty.

Pleased with Mendy?

Yes his performance was very good. You rely on your goalkeepers in those moments in a tight game, not full of many chances. Rashford's first chance was a mistake from us, the one at the end was a moment of quality from him. He showed us what he is there for.

We brought him in for his quality. He showed great composure in the games he's played already and with the saves today in a tight you rely on them moments.

Feel players should have appealed more for the pen?

I don't think there's a need. My players were appealing, Azpilicueta certain was. But they brought VAR in to assess it, tell the referee to have another look. You get a chance to review it.

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100's of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.