Man Utd draw sparks fury
Manchester United were held 2–2 by Bournemouth in a weekend Premier League game that featured a denied penalty on Amad Diallo and a controversial red card for United — incidents are fuelling debate about the referee calls. Social clips of both the penalty shout and the sending-off are already circulating widely. (x.com) (x.com)
Bruno Fernandes opened the scoring from the spot in the 61st minute, Ryan Christie levelled in the 67th, a James Hill own goal restored the lead in the 71st minute, Harry Maguire was sent off in the 78th minute and Junior Kroupi converted the resulting penalty in the 81st minute. (espn.com) Referee Stuart Attwell took charge with Craig Pawson operating as VAR for the fixture, and Pawson backed the on-field call to wave play on after Adrien Truffert’s contact with Amad Diallo was judged insufficient. (premierleague.com) Manchester United have moved to lodge a formal complaint with Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL), reportedly asking for the matter to be raised with PGMOL chief Howard Webb and pointing to a pattern of decisions they say has cost the club this season. (givemesport.com) Interim manager Michael Carrick called the sequence of penalty decisions “baffling” and “astonishing,” while captain Bruno Fernandes publicly questioned why VAR did not intervene after the Amad incident. (espn.com) The outcome left Manchester United on 55 points with a 15-10-6 record for the campaign, and it extended Bournemouth’s unbeaten run to 11 matches as the hosts moved up into the midtable. (espn.com) Former Premier League referees and pundits have since weighed in on television and social platforms, with several saying the non-award looked wrong and calling on PGMOL to clarify the differing interpretations in the two incidents. (sports.yahoo.com)
