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Manchester United coach Darren Fletcher’s response to the referee’s controversial penalty determination of their 2-1 loss to West Ham United has surfaced.
United had been by far the higher aspect however in the end missed out on a share of the factors attributable to their lack of ruthlessness in entrance of purpose and a stunning refereeing determination.
Towards the run of play, substitute Crysencio Summerville broke the impasse within the 74th minute. Casemiro restored parity seven minutes later as he headed in house.
Within the dying embers of the match, West Ham had been awarded a penalty. Matthijs de Ligt and Danny Ings got here collectively contained in the field. On-field referee David Coote dominated that no infringement had taken place in real-time however VAR official Michael Oliver intervened and instructed him to move to the touchline display for additional evaluate.
Inevitably, Coote reversed his determination and gave the penalty – a verdict that sparked the anger of the United gamers, teaching workers and followers.
Jarrod Bowen made no mistake from the spot-kick to place the Hammers within the driving seat and inside touching distance of all three factors.
Erik ten Hag spoke to BBC after the ultimate whistle and labelled the incident an “injustice.” The Dutchman additionally stated that it was “unfair and unjust” how occasions unfolded.
Based on Laurie Whitwell of The Athletic, United coach Fletcher was additionally furious and made no secret of his displeasure.
Fletcher stated, “One week it’s a excessive threshold, subsequent week it’s not, f—ing joke.”
Darren Fletcher, watching recreation with analysts in stands, summed up #MUFC emotions on VAR intervention: “One week it is a excessive threshold, subsequent week it is not, fucking joke.”
— Laurie Whitwell (@lauriewhitwell) October 27, 2024
Whitwell adds that Ten Hag and Ruud van Nistelrooy had been desperately interesting to fourth official Thomas Bramall however their protestations fell on deaf ears.
United have now gained solely 11 factors of their opening 9 Premier League matches. The Reds are in 14th place, having scored solely eight objectives and conceded 11.
The membership’s subsequent task is a Carabao Cup conflict in opposition to Leicester Metropolis on Wednesday.
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