Luke O'Nien put two arms around the neck of Pascal Struijk during the set-piece(Image: TNT Sports)

Leeds United supporters have been questioning why VAR did not intervene when Pascal Struijk appeared to be grappled to the ground by his neck by Sunderland’s Luke O’Nien in Tuesday’s night’s fixture.

During the first-half, the Leeds defender was seen moving towards the ball in the area to meet a Leeds set-piece before being felled by the Black Cats captain. Daniel Farke said the officials made some “crazy” decisions during the 1-0 defeat, referencing the incident with Struijk as one of them.

Leeds Live understands that VAR had indeed checked the incident but cleared it, deeming it not to be a clear and obvious error. It has been reiterated that the threshold for VAR intervention is high amid the intention to empower the on-field referee’s own call.

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