“Premier League, corrupt as f***” reverberated around Goodison Park once again after Everton were left enraged by a late VAR call.

The Blues thought they had earned a stoppage time penalty when Ashley Young appeared to be pulled back as he chased the loose ball when Andre Onana parried away Idrissa Gueye’s effort.

Referee Andrew Madley pointed to the spot and the hosts looked set for a golden opportunity to restore a lead they had held for much of this game until Manchester United rallied in the final stages. But after a lengthy check, Madley was sent to the pitch-side monitor and overturned his original call.

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The move sparked fury in the stands, home dressing room and online, with the official explanation doing little to resolve the fume. The failure to mention the questionable involvement of Matthijs de Ligt added insult to injury as only Harry Maguire’s role in the incident was mentioned through Premier League communications.

Former Man Utd and Liverpool goalscorer Michael Owen described the decision as “a mess” and claimed VAR focused on Maguire when de Ligt was also a culprit, a view repeated by golfer Lee Westwood. Ex-Man Utd centre back Rio Ferdinand suggested he was surprised the penalty did not stand.

The fallout meant this game ended with the Grand Old Lady incensed once again when the Man Utd came to L4 - Goodison was a cauldron of defiance and anger on the away side’s last visit, Everton’s first game after receiving the first of their two points deductions last season.

The ill-feeling towards the league continues to resonate within the Blues fanbase - which started the game with its now customary booing of the league’s ‘fair play handshake’ and ended it by questioning the decision-makers once again.

Had the penalty been given it would have provided Everton with a real chance to make it five wins in six league games after they blew a deserved lead.

This had been shaping to be a glorious afternoon under golden sunshine when Beto and Abdoulaye Doucoure gave the Blues a two goal headstart in a first half that saw Everton dominate from the start.

Beto hammered past Onana to score his fifth goal in four games before he turned provider, squaring for Jack Harrison, whose effort was parried by the goalkeeper before being turned in when Abdoulaye Doucoure beat Maguire to the rebound.

David Moyes’ side was rampant against a ragged Man Utd, whose players repeatedly brought trouble upon themselves. Beto, who haunted the visitors’ centre backs for an hour, headed at Onana once in each half and was denied again when Noussair Mazraoui beat him to a ball at the near post in the final moments of the first half.

Everton prevented Man Utd from a shot on target for 70 minutes and were cruising to another win under Moyes until Bruno Fernandes sparked a late rally when he curled a free-kick beyond Jordan Pickford. With 10 minutes to go, Manuel Ugarte volleyed in from the edge of the box after Everton could only half-clear a corner and the injury-hit Blues spent the final minutes hanging on.

Jarrad Branthwaite made major blocks from a Joshua Zirkzee header and then an Ugarte shot before Fernandes’ dipping effort was tipped over by Pickford.

But for all that the visitors sought a winner the defining moment came at the other end with VAR once again inspiring frustration among Blues.