Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher blasts VAR handball rule as "an absolute joke" after West Ham's equaliser at Sheffield United is ruled out

Hammers substitute Robert Snodgrass looked to have salvaged a draw for the visitors right at the end but replays showed that the ball had hit Declan Rice's arm in the build up.

The VAR decision was greeted like a second goal by the Bramall Lane faithful and ensured the Blades returned to winning ways following a tough festive period that saw them face Manchester City and Liverpool in back-to-back away matches.

And Carragher fumed: “The handball rule now is a joke. An absolute joke. There’s no way goals like that should not be given.

“We talk about VAR but the rules on handball have to change. It’s embarrassing that isn’t given as a goal. No-one knows inside the stadium what’s gone on.

“There was no intention from Rice. I can understand if the ball goes in the net off the arm. Everyone at home will be shaking their heads at home, apart from Sheffield United fans."