Chris Wilder admitted he didn’t know whether to laugh or cry after a ‘farcical’ failure of goal-line technology cost Sheffield United victory over Aston Villa on the long-awaited return of Premier League football last night.
Shortly before half-time of the goalless draw at Villa Park, goalkeeper Orjan Nyland fell behind his line after catching Oliver Norwood’s free-kick, only for referee Michael Oliver to insist it was no goal.
Replays showed the ball had crossed the line and Wilder said: ‘This goes right in, I’d imagine, top of the pile in poor decisions that have been made by the whole process of technology.