Manchester United's match against Bournemouth ended in a 2-2 draw, with controversy surrounding the refereeing decisions. According to BBC Sport, the visitors were left furious about the "astonishing" and "baffling" calls made by the officials.
Harry Maguire's special day, following his England recall, was spoiled by his sending off at Vitality Stadium. The decision to award Bournemouth a penalty, while denying Manchester United an earlier spot-kick, left interim manager Michael Carrick furious.
The penalty that Manchester United were not given came when Amad Diallo appeared to be pulled back inside the box by Adrien Truffert, with Manchester United leading 1-0 after Bruno Fernandes' penalty.
Police and Authority Response Not Applicable
However, in this case, the focus is on the refereeing decisions, and the police response is not relevant. Manchester United captain Fernandes felt that if Bournemouth's penalty was given for a foul by Maguire, then so should one for the Diallo incident.
Carrick described the decisions made as "baffling", saying: "My first thought is he definitely got one of them wrong, because he's given one penalty for the same thing that he's not given one as a two-armed grab."
Investigation and VAR Review
The Premier League match centre explained that "the referee's call of no penalty for a challenge by Truffert was checked and confirmed by VAR - with it deemed the contact was not sufficient for a foul". The video assistant referee did not intervene on any of the calls, to ask referee Stuart Attwell to review his decisions.
Former Manchester United striker Andy Cole said on Sky Sports: "When you're talking about going down easily, he's gone down easily there." Ex-Liverpool midfielder Jamie Redknapp did not feel there was much wrong with either decision, saying: "I think the difference is he's going to goal and he's denying a goalscoring opportunity and Harry Maguire with the momentum is putting his arm out."
