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 below stress 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 unfastened 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 call of penalty to Everton for a challenge by Maguire on Young and deemed that no foul had been committed and recommended an on-field review. The referee overturned the original decision and play restarted with an indirect 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 advised the pitchside assessment targeted on Maguire moderately than De Ligt’s shirt pull, stated: “So did they have a look at the shirt pull? In order that they solely talked about the bit they wanted to?
“It looked to me as though the shirt pull was enough. I can only tell you what I have seen. I didn’t know what you just told me.
“I feel the referee made the right 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 follow what I’ve executed’. I simply did not assume what we noticed was clear and apparent that he ought to have been despatched to the display screen.
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Sky Sports activities’ Pete Stevenson discusses Everton’s 2-2 draw with Manchester United at Goodison Park.
“I don’t really know who you’d blame [for the decision]. I just don’t think VAR needed to get involved in it.”
Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim advised TNT Sports activities: “It was a soft touch from what I saw. I think it was a soft penalty, it was clear.”
