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Arsenal winner vs Man Utd 'should not have stood' as Pgmol 'failed'

PGMOL failed Manchester United by allowing Arsenal's winning goal to stand in Sunday's eventful Premier League opener, according to referee Mark Clattenburg. Riccardo Calafiori's first-half tap-in was the difference as the Gunners left Old Trafford with a 1-0 win and three points to start their title challenge.

United goalkeeper Altay Bayindir initially looked to have made a mess of the dangerous corner while under pressure from Arsenal defender William Saliba. However, replays showed that Saliba may have been fortunate to escape punishment for pulling Mason Mount's shirt and impending Bayindir.

United were the better of the two teams and displayed clear signs of improvement under Ruben Amorim, but their woes in front of goal continued as they suffered another defeat.

Clattenburg believes the Red Devils can feel hard done by, though, claiming PGMOL ignored their own pledge before the season began.

"In real time, I did not see any problem with Arsenal's goal," the ex-Premier League official told United In Focus.

"But when you watch it in slow motion, you can see Mason Mount was having his shirt pulled and Bayindir was being impeded while challenging for the ball.

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"PGMOL said they would punish this type of challenge more, but again they failed."

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