Manchester United were forced to settle for a point at Bournemouth - despite leading on two occasions - after Harry Maguire was shown a straight red for a foul in the area
Man Utd interim boss Michael Carrick felt his side were harshly treated vs Bournemouth
Man Utd interim boss Michael Carrick felt his side were harshly treated vs Bournemouth
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Furious Michael Carrick branded the penalty decisions “mental” and “astonishing” after Harry Maguire was sent off as Manchester United were held at Bournemouth.
United boss Carrick was angry that his side were not given a penalty for Adrien Truffert’s challenge on Amad Diallo before Bournemouth raced up the other end to score.
Maguire also got his marching orders for a challenge on Evanilson which then gifted Junior Kroupi the chance to equalise from the spot as United twice blew the lead.
But Carrick was angry at what he saw as the inconsistencies of the penalty decisions by referee Stuart Attwell with Matheus Cunha getting an award after Alex Jimenez’s challenge.
Carrick fumed: “For him [Stuart Atwell] to give one penalty and not the other… I find it crazy. I cannot understand it. Mental. It’s astonishing. One of them must be wrong.
“A big opportunity to go 2-0 up and we get one penalty and not the other. It's exactly the same thing really - a two-handed grab. He's [referee] got one wrong so, I don't know which one but he doesn't give us the second one.
“I think they're both penalties and it's a massive moment in the game and it ended up chaos after that. Massive moment and I don't understand how you can give one and not the other - it's crazy.
"It's as obvious as you can get - you've already given one so to not give the other one. It's clear, if that's what he believes is a penalty to start with then the second one has to be. I don't understand how you can't give that.
Amad wanted a Manchester United penalty moments before Bournemouth equalised
Amad wanted a Manchester United penalty moments before Bournemouth equalised(Image: Sky Sports)
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“And then the goal and after that it was chaos. I was really pleased when we went to 10 men we saw the game out and took a point that's a real positive.
“In the end the way it went you can lose those games so to take a point int he end we'll take that but disappointed not to take all three.”
Meanwhile, Carrick confirmed that United are hoping to agree new deals for Maguire and also Kobbie Mainoo who received England recalls for the friendlies with Uruguay and Japan.
Carrick added: “It’s contract negotiations with all players are ongoing. You hope whatever that is it gets done in the right way, they’ve both been great and back in the England squad.”
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