Hughes bemoans VAR betrayal after Saints crash out


  • Football
  • Wednesday, 28 Nov 2018

Soccer Football - Carabao Cup Fourth Round - Leicester City v Southampton - King Power Stadium, Leicester, Britain - November 27, 2018 Southampton manager Mark Hughes after the match Action Images via Reuters/Craig Brough

(Reuters) - Southampton manager Mark Hughes has been a strong advocate of the video assistant referee (VAR) but the Welshman felt the technology had been used badly in Tuesday's League Cup fourth-round defeat to Leicester City.

Southampton had a late Steven Davis effort disallowed after VAR had determined there was a handball incident in the buildup to the goal as the match ended 0-0 before Leicester prevailed 6-5 on penalties.

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