Former Premier League referee Dermot Gallagher has stated that Manchester United should have been awarded a penalty moments before Bournemouth's equaliser in Friday's 2-2 draw. The incident occurred when Amad was brought down in the box by Adrien Truffert, but referee Stuart Attwell waved away appeals. Bournemouth then scored through Ryan Christie.
Gallagher, speaking on Sky Sports' Ref Watch, said: 'I think they are both penalties, if you look at them, they are so similar, so on balance, give both.' He noted that Attwell had a perfect view and waved it away immediately, and VAR backed the on-field decision, ruling the contact insufficient.
United later took the lead again via an own goal, but Bournemouth were awarded a penalty after Harry Maguire fouled Evanilson, leading to Maguire's red card. Gallagher added: 'Whichever way the referee jumps, you expect him to jump the same way twice. He may well think he made a mistake with the first one.'
Former striker Jay Bothroyd agreed, saying: 'I would like to hear the referee come out and say something about that. No one likes to see mistakes but it will be a little bit better if the referee comes out and speaks.' The Manchester Evening News understands United officials were furious and are set to make a formal complaint to PGMOL.
