Manchester United breathed a sigh of reduction when Everton’s stoppage-time penalty was overturned – however did the officers miss Matthijs de Ligt’s shirt pull on Ashley Younger?
Three minutes into added time, Younger fell theatrically within the United field beneath strain from each De Ligt and Harry Maguire. Referee Madley pointed to the spot – however VAR Matt Donohue despatched him to the pitchside monitor to assessment his resolution.
It appeared De Ligt had pulled Younger’s shirt as he tried to latch onto a free ball, instigating the autumn. Maguire then put his hand on Younger.
Whereas Madley was on the pitchside monitor, it appeared his focus was on whether or not the contact from Maguire was a foul.
That view was backed up by the Premier League Match Centre later posting on social media: “VAR checked the referee’s name of penalty to Everton for a problem by Maguire on Younger and deemed that no foul had been dedicated and advisable an on-field assessment. The referee overturned the unique resolution and play restarted with an oblique free-kick.”
There was no point out of the shirt pull by De Ligt.
Moyes: There’s positively a shirt pull
Everton boss David Moyes, when informed the pitchside assessment targeted on Maguire quite than De Ligt’s shirt pull, stated: “So did they have a look at the shirt pull? So that they solely talked about the bit they wanted to?
“It appeared to me as if the shirt pull was sufficient. I can solely inform you what I’ve seen. I did not know what you simply informed me.
“I feel the referee made the proper resolution on the time and he ought to have caught with it.
“I feel all people who in all probability watches soccer desires to see a referee who says, ‘no, I will keep on with what I’ve completed’. I simply did not suppose what we noticed was clear and apparent that he ought to have been despatched to the display.
“I do not actually know who you’d blame [for the decision]. I simply do not suppose VAR wanted to become involved in it.”
Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim informed TNT Sports activities: “It was a smooth contact from what I noticed. I feel it was a smooth penalty, it was clear.”
