Manchester United benefited from home advantage regarding their controversial late equaliser against Aston Villa.

That is according to Sky Sports pundit Tim Sherwood, with the ex-Villa head coach claiming that the potential foul in the goal is never given ‘in the 96th minute at Old Trafford’.

Man United twice rallied back from two goals behind to record a 4-4 draw with Aston Villa, with their last two goals scored in second half injury time.

Goalkeeper Senne Lammens went up for a corner with United trailing, and while he did not get on the end of the cross, fans on social media believed he body-checked opposite number Zion Suzuki, preventing the Villa goalkeeper from claiming the ball.

Instead, substitute Patrick Dorgu sparked wild celebrations by heading home and levelling scores.

During Sky Sports’ Ref Watch segment, former Premier League referee Dermot Gallagher believed the decision to be correct.

Gallagher shared: “I think it is a goal - does he make a lot of contact? He does make contact, there is no doubt about that.

“Is Suzuki strong enough? I am not sure, we saw last week against Fulham a similar incident where he goes to punch the ball. He goes into an area that is congested and once he gets there, he needs to get a firm punch on it and he does not.

“There is minimal contact, although there is contact, there is no doubt about that. Lammens is not looking at the ball and that does go against him, but is he looking to find a space, so it is harder for the goalkeeper to come through?

“It is one where the referee makes the decision and we talk about VAR assisting the referee, it has to be about the referee, who says 'no' and I think the referee is right.”

But fellow pundit Sherwood was not in agreement, pointing out that Matheus Cunha also impacted Suzuki’s ability to play the ball.

Sherwood added: “I think it is a foul, but do you get it in the 96th minute at Old Trafford? No.

“Is Lammens looking at the ball? No. He is a goalkeeper and knows how much contact he needs to give Suzuki there.

“The main offender was Cunha, who grabs Suzuki's left arm, which is what stops him.”

Jay Bothroyd agreed with Sherwood, stating: “I do think Suzuki needs to be better, he needs to be stronger and get a punch away.

“Lammens clearly does not have his eyes on the ball, he is going into the 'keeper to put him off and there was some contact there when he went into him.

“If they had blown up for that, I would have known why. I think it is a foul as he is not looking at the ball and has gone into the 'keeper.”

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