Aston Villa file complaint over choice of referee for Man Utd clash

United’s back-up goalkeeper Altay Bayindir was at the centre of the controversy.

Morgan Rogers, centre right, and his Aston Villa team-mates protest to referee Thomas Bramall, centre, after he disallowed Rogers’ goal against Manchester United (Martin Rickett/PA)

Aston Villa have made an official complaint to the Premier League over the choice of referee for their key clash at Manchester United after seeing a goal controversially ruled out as they failed to qualify for the Champions League.

Unai Emery’s men struggled at Old Trafford and life was made harder by goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez’s sending-off just before half-time, yet they looked to have taken the lead through Morgan Rogers in the 73rd minute.