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Unai Emery doesn’t hold back ranting about Anthony Taylor and VAR over Jhon Duran red card

Unai Emery doesn’t hold back as he went on ranting about Anthony Taylor and VAR over the Jhon Duran red card after Villa’s loss to Newcastle.

The Magpies continue their march up the Premier League; Jhon Duran was dismissed for violent conduct after a clashing with Fabian Schar; and Alexander Isak netted his seventh goal in five games.

It took just 90 seconds for Anthony Gordon opened the scoring for Newcastle with a stunning curling shot.

Aston Villa were was further compounded by the red card issued to Duran following a confrontation with Fabian Schar.

The Villa forward was judged to have intentionally made contact with Schar’s leg and back with his studs after the Newcastle player had fallen to the ground.

This decision provoked considerable frustration from Villa’s head coach, Unai Emery, and tensions escalated in the technical area, resulting in both Newcastle’s assistant manager, Jason Tindall, and an analyst from Aston Villa being sent off.

Ex-Prem ref Mike Dean said on Soccer Special: “Only Duran will know if he could have got out of the way.

“The foot does go on the back of the defender and that has what has tipped the referee towards a red card.”

Isak doubled the host’s lead on 59 minutes, before Joelinton added a third in stoppage time.

Unai Emery said: “Always, I am supporting VAR. But we have to use VAR.

“Two weeks ago, against Nottingham Forest, it was a clear penalty. Clear penalty. VAR didn’t check that [change the on-field decision]. OK, I accept it.

“Today, red card. Clear for the referee at the first moment. Red card. But you have VAR. The referee is the only person out of all players, coaches and supporters can take the time. He has to be intelligent, and take a decision that is so, so important.

“He needed to take time and, in this case, VAR, and confirm that it is 100% clearly a red card.”

Unai Emery on appealing Duran red card: “Of course. Three matches? Wow.

“Maybe because it’s Jhon Duran. We’re working a lot with him to teach him always the good way and he’s doing this effort. It’s clear for his reputation. He was saying ‘sorry’ to the player so quickly.”

Alan Shearer admitted the sending off was ‘slightly harsh’.

Player ratings (per Sky Sports)

Newcastle: Dubravka (7), Trippier (6), Schar (8), Burn (8), Hall (7), Tonali (8), Bruno (8), Joelinton (8), Murphy (7), Isak (7), Gordon (8)

Subs: Barnes (7), Targett (6)

Aston Villa: Martinez (6), Cash (6), Konsa (6), Pau (6), Digne (6), Kamara (6), Onana (6), Tielemans (6), McGinn (5), Rogers (7), Duran (2)

Subs: Watkins (6), Nedeljkovic (6), Bailey (6), Buendia (6)

Player of the Match: Joelinton

Newcastle manager Eddie Howe: “I love Alexander Isak, he has unbelievable quality. He’s the right age, has the right athletic profile, I signed him and love him. I wouldn’t swap him for anyone.

“Tonight? I will go back and watch the game again and see where we can improve. We go to Manchester United on Monday with real quality and confidence.”

Newcastle manage Eddie Howe, speaking to Amazon Prime: “It’s a brilliant goal from Anthony [Gordon]. He’s capable of that and great to see that go in as he has been working hard on his finishing and wants more goals.

“Yes, it was 11 v 10 but the game was never done at 1-0 and we showed good characteristics, we were adapting with the ball and managed the situation very well. I’m delighted with the win. We were never comfortable until the second goal and I have to complement the players and how well they are playing, it is a good set of results and performances.

“We looked like we could score at any moment, the attacking players have their confidence back which is great to see and we look in a great place.

“If we can strengthen [in January] that would be our preference, if we can’t we have to get the best out of the squad.”

Aston Villa defender Ezri Konsa: “We conceded early and that’s demoralising. And then the red card happens and that’s tough. At times we defended well as a team but when you are defending for most of the game chances will come. We have to learn from this.

“From where I was it looked like Jhon Duran couldn’t move but we can’t change it now. It killed the game, especially as he’s been in good form. We have to move on.”

Here’s how Twitter users reacted as Unai Emery doesn’t hold back ranting about Anthony Taylor and VAR over the Jhon Duran red card…

@NUFCgallowgate: Unai Emery has lost his head, he’s talking about they should have had a pen 2 weeks ago 😂 and then also he didn’t see anything 😂 #NUFC

@leerobson23: Unai Emery going off on the referee not using VAR is brilliant. He’s not saying it was the wrong decision. He’s saying Anthony Taylor wasn’t clever. And lets face it, Anthony Taylor is a fucking idiot

@adamnufc_: This might be the greatest headloss of all-time.

@VillansOpinions: It’s not “VAR” anymore. They just stick with their pal’s onfield decision.

@AVFC_AP: “”The referee needs to take a second. Be smart, intelligent and calm.“ absolutely BANG ON. BANG F****ING ON #avfc

@joshuap_avfc: Fully agree and fully back him 👏

@TomRutherford17: Never seen him like this but can’t blame the man. Shocking decisions affecting games lately

@avfc__s: Yo he’s fucking lost it I love him 😭😭😭😭

@mcginnisthegoat: First time ive heard this man call out the officials. You lot are shit @FA_PGMOL

@tj_evx: Never seen him that angry, this revenge tour is going to move mountains.

@JJ15_AV: Finally talking out against the shit refs in the country can’t keep agreeing with shitty decisions they make every week

@richysmith100: I certainly think it would have made sense for the ref to take more time to review VAR who *checks notes* confirmed it was a stone wall red anyway. Emery moving into Arteta levels of ‘heeds gone’

@GaryBolton91: The fact Unai has snapped and finally criticised the officiating in the Premier League have been

@btrsofficial: Until PL refs are answerable to an independent org, other than a clandestine cabal of their own (PGMOL), then nothing will change. The standard is awful, rules chopped and changed every season, fiddled around with VAR and yet bad decisions are still made every week.

@gabsavfc_: YOU KNOW IT, UNAI

@catrinavfc: LMAOOOO GET HIM UNAI

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