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Steven Davis denied late winner of Nathan Redmond's handball clash with Leicester

Southampton boss Mark Hughes insisted VAR should be wrong after Steven Davis was denied a late winner in their Carabao Cup match at Leicester.

The Saints substitute thought he'd scored in the 82nd minute of Tuesday's fourth-round first-leg match, but referee Roger East canceled the goal of a Nathan Redmond's ball during the preparation balloon as the ball deviated on his hand and Davis's trajectory.

Leicester then won 6-5 on penalties to play a quarter-final clash against Manchester City, but Hughes insisted the decision was bad, despite the intervention of available technology in the games. the Carabao Cup this season.

"We had a very good goal scored by VAR," he said. Sky sports.

"It does not matter if it is judged by the video or by the referee." The referee, for the sake of fairness, actually stated that he had not had it. VAR, he would have given it because it had happened so fast.

"I'm a fan of VAR, I have to say, but sometimes when you slow down, deliberate handball seems a little easier to spot."

The incident came a little over a fortnight after Southampton striker Charlie Austin made a strong call to the VAR for use in the Premier League after being denied a goal against Watford.

"In recent weeks, we demanded that it be introduced immediately, so we can not complain too much," Hughes added at his press conference after the match.

"But if the guys behind the screen who are watching a situation slow it down as much as possible, then something that is not deliberate in real time looks deliberate when it is not.

"From our point of view, it's a worthwhile goal that should have stayed and we should have won the game, I guess the more the system is used, the better it will get."

However, Claude Puel, the Leicester coach, quipped that he was a fan of this technology after helping him keep his team in the Carabao Cup.

"After this game, I would like us to have VAR all the time," he said.