Mainoo injured me with Ghanaian strength, VAR did us dirty — Iwobi complains about Man United defeat

Super Eagles midfielder Alex Iwobi has revealed that he was injured by Kobbie Mainoo in the Premier League defeat to Manchester United.

The 29-year-old played the full 90 minutes as a late Benjamin Sesko goal condemned Fulham to a 3-2 defeat. However, Iwobi believes the result could have gone differently, as his side were victims of dodgy VAR calls.

The Super Eagles midfielder spoke about the game in his matchday blog, where he revealed that he picked up an injury from the match after a hit from Kobbie Mainoo.

"Shout-out to Kobbie Mainoo. But Kobbie, you finished my hand. Kobbie, you absolutely finished my hand. This guy’s got Ghanaian strength,” Iwobi lamented, per Goal.

He also commented on the outcome of the match, decrying certain refereeing decisions. "It was a good game, we’d done well to get back into the game. Before that, VAR had done us dirty,” he said.

“It kind of saved us because they didn’t get a pen, but Samuel [Chukwueze]’s arm… I don’t know if he was offside. It was a good performance to bring it back. Shout out to Kevin for getting his first goal.

“what a goal by the way, that was a mad goal. And obviously Raul [Jimenez] doesn’t miss from the penalty spot. Obviously, we felt hard done by with them scoring in the last minute of the game. Appreciate the love and support."