Aston Villa troll after controversial decision leads to Manchester United penalty
Whoever was running the Aston Villa Twitter page during Thursday's home Premier League match versus Manchester United deserves a gold star.
In the 26th minute of play, Villa's Ezri Konsa was deemed to have fouled United's Bruno Fernandes following a video assistant referee (VAR) review.
Fernandes delivered from the spot to give the visitor's a 1-0 advantage.
However, replays showed that Fernandes was guilty of stepping on Konsa while attempting a spin:
This, naturally, set Twitter ablaze:
Most notably, the official Villa Twitter account pondered the referee's decision:
As long-time manager Jose Mourinho has taught, remaining silent is often the best practice regarding these situations:
Villa entered the day 19th in the league table and facing relegation to the Championship.
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