Former Premier League referee Peter Walton has explained why the incident between Fernandinho and Harry Kane in Spurs 1-0 win over Manchester City wasn't reviewed by VAR.
Referee Bjorn Kuipers called VAR into action after 12 minutes and used its assistance to award a penalty to Man City.
Sergio Aguero saw his penalty saved by Hugo Lloris before Heung-Min Son scored the only goal as Spurs take a one-goal advantage to the Etihad Stadium.
However, Spurs fans thought that Fernandinho was lucky to stay on the pitch as he appeared to land a elbow on Kane's head after the two had gone up for a header.
The first half incident didn't appear to be checked by VAR despite protests from Spurs players who wanted the Man City man punished.
Speaking to BT Sport, Walton explained why it wasn't one for VAR.
He said: "That one, the referee saw it because he spoke to both players so it wasn’t a missed opportunity and it wasn’t clear and obvious in terms of what Fernandinho did.
"You could say that’s very subjective, and the VAR allowed the referee’s decision on the field to stand.
"I can’t give a percentage but what I will say is that if you have a crowd full of people there and pretty much everyone says that’s clear and obvious, then that’s clear and obvious.
"I would say that VAR for handball is slightly different because of the interpretation being put on the law."
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