Gary Neville fumes at 'ridiculous' VAR decision in Man United vs Nottingham Forest

Gary Neville embarked on a rant on commentary for Sky Sports after Matheus Cunha's goal for Manchester United against Nottingham Forest was allowed to stand.

After Morato equalised for Forest to cancel out Luke Shaw's opener, United regained the lead when Cunha calmly slotted home past Mats Selz inside the box.

However the goal was extremely controversial as the ball was handled by Bryan Mbeumo in the build-up.

The Cameroonian's shot was blocked after the action, with the ball dropping to Cunha who made it 2-1.

The goal was given on-field and then a mandatory VAR review took place. However, much to the surprise of many, referee Michael Salisbury stuck to the original decision after watching replays and announced to Old Trafford that it would stand because the handball was "accidental".

Despite his allegiance to United, former captain Neville strongly disagreed with the decision.

He fumed: "The goal stands? Oh my goodness. That is an absolute shocker in every single way. Honestly, that is ridiculous. The amount of time that it's taken. The VAR have been quite clear to the referee. They have said, this should be disallowed, he's handballed it, he's controlled it with his arm and brought it into play. The referee has gone over to that screen and overruled the VAR. I can't believe what I've just seen."

Why was Cunha's goal allowed to stand?

The law from IFAB (International Football Association Board) states that a handball offence is committed if a player "scores a goal against the other team with their hand/arm or scores immediately after the ball has touched their hand/arm (even if the touch was accidental)".

Neville revealed that the Premier League Match Centre had said the handling was deemed to be an accident as the ball bounced up from his hip.

On social media, the official feed commented: "After VAR review, the referee stuck with the original decision to award a goal to Manchester United.

Referee announcement: 'After review, the decision of goal stands because the handball offence is accidental, therefore the final decision is goal'."

Had Mbeumo been the one that scored and nut Cunha, it appears as though it would have been ruled out.

Mbeumo made it 3-1 in the 75th minute, finally ending his 11-game goal drought in the Premier League. He prodded home a Bruno Fernandes cross, giving the United captain a record-equalling 20th assist in a single season.

But Forest reduced the deficit after a wondrous finish from captain Morgan Gibbs-White, who got on the end of a second Elliot Anderson assist.