Manchester United are set to make a formal complaint to refereeing body PGMO over the denial of a second penalty in Friday's Premier League draw with Bournemouth. The club are aggrieved that two similar incidents were treated differently, with one penalty awarded and the other not.
The controversy came in the second half when Amad Diallo appeared to be pulled down by Bournemouth defender Adrien Truffert in the penalty area. Referee Stuart Attwell did not award a spot-kick, and the decision was not overturned by VAR. Moments later, Bournemouth broke forward and equalised through Ryan Christie.
Manager Michael Carrick described the inconsistency as “baffling” and “astonishing”. Captain Bruno Fernandes also expressed frustration, saying: “One is rewarded as a penalty, the other one not. I know it's difficult for the referee to give two penalties to the same team in one game but I don't understand why VAR doesn't get involved.”
Compounding United's frustration, Harry Maguire was sent off for pulling back Evanilson, resulting in a penalty that Junior Kroupi converted to level the match. Maguire will now be suspended for the next match against Leeds. United also believe a series of decisions have gone against them this season, including Nathan Collins avoiding a red card for Brentford, a denied penalty at Wolves, and a disallowed Lisandro Martinez goal against Burnley later deemed a mistake by the Premier League's Key Match Incidents panel.
