Now this is something liable to set a few pulses racing amongst the sixty thousand West Ham fans who wondered where the _seven minutes of ‘Fergie time’_ came from that allowed Manchester United to steal a point at London Stadium when the Hammers should comfortably have taken all three.
For former Red Devils player David May has claimed that the referee actively worked against his precious Man U. As reported by [unitedinfocus.com](https://www.unitedinfocus.com/match-coverage/david-may-thinks-hes-noticed-a-refereeing-issue-after-man-utds-draw-with-west-ham/), the former centre back (he quit in 2003) spoke to Manchester United TV after the game:
_“David May claimed that West Ham were treated favourably by the referee:_
_\[May said\] 10 fouls committed by West Ham over the course of the game. You compare that to the just the four committed by Manchester United._
_It was persistent. Well, it looked like it, you look at the stats there, you know, it took them probably five, six fouls to actually get booked,”_
_The unitedinfocus site continued: “This isn’t even including moments like Adama Traore shoving Casemiro in the back, which wasn’t even awarded as a foul.”_
What a lot of old pony. If you’ll excuse the terminology. Game after game the entitled Manchester United team, supporters and hangers-on line May expect special treatment if their poor boys aren’t actually winning games at a canter.
The addition of seven minutes came from nowhere and however many time you watch the game, it is impossible to equate the time lost with more than half that amount. So – enough complaining. We all know the reality of the officials ‘allegedly’ favouring the big six.