Bruno Fernandes scored from the penalty spot in Manchester United’s win over Wolves, but the Red Devils felt they should have had another spot-kick.
Manchester United continued their strong form away from home with a dominant 4-1 win over Wolves at Molineux.
Bruno Fernandes ran the show with two goals and an assist, ending a streak of nine games without a goal in the Premier League.
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United’s captain scored his second of the game from the penalty spot when Yerson Mosquera was penalised for handling the ball in the box.
Despite Fernandes’ worrying penalty record this season, he fired in United’s fourth goal of the game.
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Mark Clattenburg on penalty controversy in Wolves vs Man Utd
Well before Fernandes tucked away United’s penalty, there were appeals for a penalty in the first half when Amad Diallo’s shot struck the arm of Emmanuel Agbadou inside the box.
United in Focus spoke exclusively to former Premier League referee Mark Clattenburg about the incident, and his response was clear.
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“Amad Diallo’s shot was deflected over the crossbar by Emmanuel Agbadou’s arm.
“The arm was close to the body and because of how the Premier League referees judge these types of incidents, I was not surprised by the no calls from the referee and VAR.
“However, this handball will be given in other competitions and countries around the world and this shows how subjective the handball law is.”
Jamie Carragher agrees with Mark Clattenburg
Match referee Tom Bramall rejected United’s penalty appeals in the first half and VAR decided that his decision was not a clear and obvious error.
But during the half-time break, pundit Jamie Carragher said on Sky Sports that it was the kind of decision that “you see get given in Europe”.
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Clattenburg also argued that the penalty appeal could have gone a different way in other countries or competitions, so United can consider themselves unlucky to have not been awarded another penalty at Wolves.
Thankfully, the penalty decisions didn’t dictate the result, with United putting on a dominant display to pick up a much-needed three points.
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