Gary O’Neil revealed he acquired an apology from the PGMOL’s Jon Moss after Wolves had been denied a “blatant penalty” of their 1-0 defeat at Manchester United.
United debutant goalkeeper Andre Onana survived a stoppage-time penalty verify after clattering into Sasa Kalajdzic whereas failing to assert the ball, with O’Neil booked by referee Simon Hooper for his protesting towards VAR’s inactivity.
Despite registering 23 photographs on purpose – essentially the most by an away facet at Old Trafford since Chelsea in 2005 – Raphael Varane’s winner 14 minutes from time condemned Wolves to an opening-night defeat.
Speaking in his post-match press convention, O’Neil stated he had acquired an apology however that it was no comfort after his facet’s encouraging but fruitless efficiency.
“We have just spoken to Jonathan Moss and fair play to him for coming straight out and apologising and saying it was a blatant penalty and should have been given,” he stated.
“I spent the afternoon with him right now, gave up plenty of my day and preparation round making an attempt to grasp the brand new tips and making an attempt to not get myself booked on my first recreation with the brand new tips which I failed in.
“Fair play to Jonathan for saying it was a transparent and apparent error and he can not consider that the on-field ref didn’t give it, can not consider that VAR did not intervene.
“It probably made me feel worse actually because once you know you are right you feel worse about leaving with nothing.”
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‘It was a penalty’ – Neville & Carney
There was close to consensus within the Monday Night Football studio, the place former United captain Gary Neville and former England worldwide Karen Carney thought Onana obtained away with one.
“The reason I thought it was a penalty was because Onana wasn’t anywhere near the ball,” Neville stated. “He was always under it, was never getting there, and could have made a decision before he jumped.
“I at all times used to say if my goalkeeper was popping out they need to clatter the lot, he is finished that, so in some methods, he has finished what I’d need my goalkeeper to do, however the issue is he is nowhere close to the ball.
“He’s decided to disturb as much as he can and put the attacking player off, and it’s a penalty because he wasn’t close enough to the ball. If he arrived at the same time and he just missed the ball, it would have been a different story, but I think he knows what he’s doing.”
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Carney added: “I think he’s [O’Neil] right to feel aggrieved. Onana comes out committed, I think he takes his eye off it at the last minute, but he takes out the player. He just clatters him… it’s a penalty, no?”
Sky Sports pundit Jamie Carragher, nevertheless, didn’t consider there was sufficient proof to overturn the on-field referee’s resolution to not award the penalty within the first occasion.
“I wasn’t sure when I initially saw it,” he stated.
“When it hadn’t been given, I didn’t think there was any way in the world it would have been overturned. Once the referee hadn’t given it, I didn’t think it was a big enough mistake for them to overturn.”
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