Manchester United defender Marcos Rojo would probably have been sent off for his challenge on Chelsea's Willian - if VAR was in use at Old Trafford yesterday (Sunday).
That's the verdict of former Premier League referee Mark Halsey, who has described Rojo's challenge on the Chelsea star as "reckless".
But the ex-referee says that with the benefit of the video assistant referee system, which will be introduced in the Premier League next season, the outcome could have been very different for the Argentinian defender.
"Marcos Rojo would probably be sent off next season for his late challenge on Willian," Halsey said in a column for The Sun.
"The Manchester United defender was lucky that Martin Atkinson deemed the challenge 'reckless' and not one with 'excessive force endangering the player's safety.
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"It always looks worse slowed down but that could be upgraded to a red card with VAR in operation next season.
"Rojo has a history of making very poor challenges but referees do not consider his reputation - they treat each incident on its merits."
Meanwhile, Halsey said that it could be argued that one of Rojo's team-mates was also fortunate to still be on the pitch at half time.
Ander Herrera was shown a yellow card for a foul on Marcos Alonso just before the break, but Halsey says he should have been booked earlier on in the game.
"His 16th minute tackle on Eden Hazard denied the Chelsea forward a promising attack," he said.
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"Herrera was lucky to get the benefit of the doubt from the referee [Martin Atkinson] when he could have been cautioned.
"The Spaniard was then rightly shown a yellow card in the 43rd minute for a reckless challenge on Marcos Alonso."
The game finished 1-1 at Old Trafford, leaving Chelsea in fourth place with two games to go, while United are three points behind in sixth with an inferior goal difference.
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