Simon Jordan has criticised Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag for his 'disingenuous' comments regarding the controversial penalty incident in Monday's win over Wolves. The former Crystal Palace chairman accused Ten Hag of lacking consistency and standards when assessing refereeing decisions.
During the match, Wolves striker Sasa Kalajdzic collided with United goalkeeper Andre Onana in stoppage time, but no penalty was awarded. Wolves boss Gary O'Neil was later informed by Jon Moss, general manager of elite referees, that VAR should have intervened. The match officials have been removed from duty this weekend as a result.
Ten Hag claimed the incident was not a penalty, stating: 'After the opponent touched the ball he dived in so it was the judgement of the officials and lucky for us no penalty.' However, Jordan dismissed this view, insisting it was clearly a penalty and that Ten Hag would have complained if the decision had gone against his team.
Speaking on talkSPORT, Jordan said: 'It doesn't help also when you've got the disingenuity from people like Ten Hag. Because it's a penalty, everybody knows it's a penalty, and for him to sit there and suggest it's not a penalty is ridiculous.'
Jordan added that high-profile managers must hold themselves to the same standards they demand from referees, saying: 'You want change in sport, you want referees to be held accountable, hold yourself to the same standards because you're the only person in the bleeding hemisphere that believes that wasn't a penalty.'
