Manchester United were awarded a penalty following a VAR check in their game with Fulham
Manchester United were awarded a penalty following a VAR check in their game with Fulham
Manchester United were awarded a penalty following an intervention from VAR after was thrown to the ground by defender, Calvin Bassey, during a corner.
The incident seemed to go unnoticed by the match officials in play. But after being instructed to review the clash on a pitchside monitor, referee Chris Kavanagh explained to fans that Bassey was being penalised for dragging Mount down in the penalty area.
A post on the Match Centre X account confirmed Kavanagh's verdict, saying: "After a VAR review, the referee overturned the original call of no penalty for a challenge by Bassey on Mount. Referee announcement: 'After review, Fulham number 3 pulls the Manchester (United) player to the ground. The final decision is penalty kick'."
Unfortunately for , spurned his golden opportunity from the spot and lashed the penalty way over the crossbar. That miss meant the half ended goalless despite a flurry of chances for both teams.
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During a dissection of the spot-kick shortly after Fernandes' miss, pointed out that an accidental bump from the referee seemed to distract the United captain just before he stepped up for the penalty.
Speaking on , Neville said: "He [Fernandes] picked the ball up, then he bundles into referee a bit. He gave him a bit of a bump by accident, and he goes back. It just unnerved him a little bit.
Bruno Fernandes and Mason Mount
Bruno Fernandes was consoled by Mason Mount after blazing his spot-kick over the bar
"I thought it was because the referee was adjusting the players on the edge of the box, but he's still having a go, Bruno Fernandes, at the referee, because he feel that was a little bit clumsy."
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