The loss could be the result that tips Ten Hag over the edge in terms of the sack, having won just one game in six weeks, and four games all season. But whilst the defender was technically at fault for the winner,

When the obituary of Erik ten Hag’s time in charge at Manchester United comes to be written, this match could serve as exhibit A. He might well blame the VAR for the somewhat bizarre decision to award West Ham a late penalty for a foul no one on the pitch,

Erik ten Hag blamed more VAR interference for Manchester United’s latest damaging defeat which cast further doubt over his future as manager. Jarrod Bowen scored a controversial winner for West Ham from the penalty spot two minutes into stoppage time after a long VAR review for Matthijs de Ligt’s challenge on Danny Ings.