Michael Carrick branded the decisions of referee Stuart Attwell “baffling” and “astonishing” after Manchester United's draw at Bournemouth, and Fabrizio Romano has delivered some interesting transfer news following Friday's match.
Carrick fumes at decisions as United drop points at Bournemouth
United went ahead in the 61st minute at Vitality Stadium when Bruno Fernandes converted from 12 yards following Alex Jimenez’s shirt pull on Matheus Cunha.
The visitors then felt aggrieved to be denied a second spot-kick after Amad Diallo went to ground under a challenge from Adrien Truffert, moments before Cherries captain Ryan Christie equalised.
James Hill’s own goal quickly restored United’s lead but Bournemouth claimed a point nine minutes from time through Junior Kroupi’s penalty after Harry Maguire was sent off by Attwell for a foul on Evanilson.
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Speaking of the incidents involving Cunha and Diallo, head coach Carrick said: “He’s definitely got one of them wrong because he’s given one penalty for us for the same thing that he’s not given one.
“There’s a two-arm grab. The Matheus one he gives, the second one on Amad he doesn’t, which I think is almost identical, really.
“If you have two hands on someone in the box and they go over and they’re in control of the ball, for me it’s two penalties.
“It will be interesting to see which one they acknowledge is wrong: the one we got or the one we didn’t get.
“It’s a huge moment. They don’t give it, they go down the other end and score and then it becomes all of a sudden, ‘oh, it needs to be a bigger penalty to overturn’, just because they scored, when actually it’s a penalty and it should be a penalty if you’ve already given one.
“It’s baffling really to make sense of that. And because they score, the game flips a little bit and changes.
“We defended with the 10 men after all that very well. But the penalty one is just astonishing, I have to say. One of them must be wrong.”
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Manchester United fell to a draw against Bournemouth in the Premier League in contentious circumstances.
In the battle for Champions League qualification, United missed the chance to cut the gap to second-placed Manchester City to four points going into the international break and will instead be looking over their shoulders at the chasing pack of Aston Villa, Liverpool and Chelsea.
Maguire’s costly dismissal tempered a day which began with him being recalled to the England squad. The 33-year-old, who is set to be handed a new contract, reacted angrily to the decision, including shouting in the face of fourth official Matthew Donohue as he left the pitch.
Asked about Maguire, Carrick said: “I’ve not really spoken to Harry, to be honest, and I’ve not seen the actual incident back.”
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Fabrizio Romano shares Bruno Guimaraes transfer update
Speaking on his YouTube channel, Romano shared the latest on reports linking United with a move for Newcastle star Bruno Guimarães.
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"Bruno Guimarães is a player appreciated by Man United, but don't forget how complicated it is to get players from Newcastle.
"Let's also respect Newcastle's position, Newcastle don't want to lose all their players in the same summer. So it's not an easy deal.
"Also, the release clause, of £100m, was only valid in the summer of 2024 according to my information, it's no longer valid.
"So now a negotiation is needed. Obviously, the price, Newcastle will have their opinion, we will see what's going to happen."
Romano also confirmed United hold an interest in the likes of Carlos Baleba, Adam Wharton and Elliot Anderson, while other reports suggest Nathan Collins could be the man to fix their defensive issues.
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