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Alan Shearer: No penalty for Newcastle a "disgusting decision"

Ryan Fraser not being awarded a penalty in Newcastle's 4-0 thrashing against Manchester City was a "disgusting decision", says Alan Shearer.

But neither referee Martin Atkinson nor the video assistant referee (VAR) felt it warranted a spot-kick, with Joao Cancelo coming across to clear.

Shearer said there is a problem with "the people running" VAR.

He told BBC Radio 5 Live: "It was a disgusting decision. I think the officials have been awful today and they have been awful for a long time now. I think certainly this season, so many terrible decisions.

"Not that it would have made any difference to the scoreline because Manchester City are a fantastic team and deserved to win, but that decision was ridiculous.