Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has slammed Frank Lampard for “influencing” the officials ahead of Red Devils' defeat to Chelsea in the FA Cup semi-finals.
Seconds before Olivier Giroud scored the opener for the Blues, United striker Anthony Martial appeared to be brought down by Kurt Zouma, though Mike Dean waved away the Red Devils' protests.
Chelsea went on to extend their advantage to a three-goal lead in the second half as they ran out eventual 3-1 winners at Wembley Stadium.
And Solskjaer was clearly irked by Lampard telling his players to be wary of United midfielder Bruno Fernandes “dangling a leg” in the build-up to the match.
The Blues boss had also questioned a number of “strange” VAR calls which he believes have gone the way of Solskjaer's men in recent weeks.
Speaking the day after the match, the Red Devils boss accused Lampard of creating a “narrative” about his side which had cost them dear in the semi-final loss.
“What did my [son] Noah say the other day? It was 21 fouls and no bookings the other way,” Solskjaer told Sky Sports .
“I don’t want to go into it again, but while you’re at it, Anthony’s on the ball and he [Zouma] kicks through his foot. That’s a red card and a sending off. But that’s how small the margins are in football.
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“But it seemed that little bit of influencing the officials worked. I don’t want to start criticising because it sounds like it’s sour grapes but it isn’t.”
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