Controversy surrounds late Man United equaliser as Aston Villa chief alleges Goalkeeper foul

Aston Villa director of football operations Damian Vidagany has claimed Manchester United’s dramatic last-gasp equaliser should have been ruled out due to an unpenalised foul by Senne Lammens, as reported by the Manchester Evening News.

United snatched a 4-4 draw on Sunday when Patrick Dorgu scored in the sixth minute of added time. Lammens had pushed upfield for the final corner and made contact with Villa goalkeeper Zion Suzuki, who failed to clear before Dorgu turned the ball in.​

Vidagany insisted Lammens deliberately unbalanced Suzuki in violation of refereeing directives, stating:

“Lammens didn’t even look at the ball. He went straight to make contact with his hip on Zion. We played a good match and we must do better than the last six minutes. We will improve. But the rules are the rules and must be respected. That is a fact.”

​However, former United captain Roy Keane defended the goal, arguing that Suzuki failed to position himself properly in a standard contact situation.