Penalty controversy in Man Utd’s draw with Bournemouth
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Penalty controversy in Man Utd’s draw with Bournemouth

In the 65th minute of the match at Vitality Stadium on April 13, midfielder Kobbie Mainoo shot the ball, hitting Ryan Christie and then touching Adam Smith’s hand.

After the match, coach Andoni Iraola was dissatisfied.

The ball touched Adam Smith’s hand in a situation that led to a penalty for Bruno Fernandes to score, setting a 2-2 draw for Man Utd.

But on Sky Sports, expert Izzy Christensen and former Liverpool player Jamie Redknapp both said that the referee made the correct decision and considered Marcus Rashford’s position in this situation to be the key point.

`You can see Adam making the slightest movement to put his right arm out to block the ball,` Redknapp added.

Penalty controversy in Man Utd's draw with Bournemouth

The situation in which Kambwala stopped Christie at the edge of the penalty area made Bournemouth think they deserved a penalty.

The controversy continued to arise in injury time, when Christie pushed the ball into the penalty area and was blocked by away team midfielder Willy Kambwala.

According to Iraola, Bournemouth deserved to be awarded a penalty in this situation.

Regarding fouls on players running from outside the penalty area, Law 12.3 of the Football Association (FA) states: `If a defender begins to hold an attacking player outside the penalty area and continues to hold the

Redknapp admitted to being surprised when VAR changed the verdict on the field, even though the foul took place outside the penalty area.

Penalty controversy in Man Utd's draw with Bournemouth

Coach Iraola complained to the referees after the draw with Man Utd at Vitality’s home field on April 13.

In this match, Bournemouth played better, finishing 20 times with five hits on target – compared to eight and two of Man Utd.

Regarding this result, coach Iraola said: `We cannot finish and be satisfied with one point. You always have to value one point against Man Utd, but I think Bournemouth deserves three points. The reason we did not win

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