🚨🚨BREAKING NEWS: AFC Bournemouth coach speaks out after the clash with Manchester United F.C. “It was obvious — I honestly don’t know what the referee was doing. The game felt one-sided at times. Sometimes these things go your way, sometimes they don’t… but today, Manchester United deserved to win, not us. The referee was wrong and should be stripped of his job.” BOURNEMOUTH BOSS SLAMS REFEREE DESPITE RESULT 😱🔥

“The Ref Got It Right”: Andoni Iraola Shuts Down Man Utd “Robbery” Claims

While Manchester United fans and Michael Carrick are calling for a PGMOL investigation, Bournemouth boss Andoni Iraola has come out with a completely different perspective. In a “surprise” post-match verdict that has added fuel to an already massive fire, Iraola insisted that referee Stuart Attwell and VAR Craig Pawson were spot on with their decisions during the 2-2 draw.

Despite the viral “Breaking News” reports claiming Iraola slammed the ref and said United deserved to win, his actual quotes from Match of the Day and the Manchester Evening News tell a very different story.

“The Amad One is Never a Penalty”

Iraola was asked directly about the 27-second window where Amad Diallo was denied a penalty right before Ryan Christie equalized for the Cherries. His response was blunt:

“Now we have the advantage we can see replays quickly and I didn’t think there was anything in that one [Amad],” Iraola told the BBC. “I think the Evanilson one and the Matheus Cunha one are both penalties because defenders lose the position… but the Amad one is never a penalty. He goes to the floor very light.”

The “Four Incidents” Verdict

Iraola went even further in his press conference, listing four major incidents where he believes the officiating was actually correct:

Cunha Penalty (Given): Correct.

Amad Penalty (Denied): Correct (Iraola claims no contact low).

Maguire Red/Penalty (Given): Correct.

Maguire Handball Appeal (Denied): Correct (Iraola admitted Bournemouth asked for a penalty in the first half for a Maguire handball but agreed with the ref that it wasn’t enough).

“A Good Result for Us”

Far from saying United “deserved to win,” Iraola praised his team’s performance, especially their ability to exploit the “chaos” after the Amad incident. Bournemouth have now stretched their unbeaten run to 11 games, though remarkably, this was their fifth consecutive draw.

The Carrick vs. Iraola War of Words

The contrast between the two managers couldn’t be sharper. While Iraola is “satisfied” with the big decisions, Michael Carrick has branded them “mental,” “baffling,” and “astonishing.” United are still expected to file a formal complaint, but Iraola’s public backing of the officials gives the PGMOL a powerful defense. As Iraola put it: “I think the decisions in the four cases are correct. I’ve had time to review them and I think the big decision, they have got it right.”