Bournemouth head coach Andoni Iraola has insisted referee Stuart Attwell and VAR official Craig Pawson were right not to award a penalty to Amad shortly before Ryan Christie equalised against Manchester United. With the Reds leading 1-0 thanks to a Bruno Fernandes penalty, they felt they should have had another spot kick when Adrien Truffert pulled Amad to the ground.
Attwell took a long look at the challenge before waving away the complaints. In the next attack, Bournemouth equalised. United protested the decision but after reviewing the incident, Pawson advised Attwell to stick with his on-field decision and the goal was awarded.
Speaking to Match of the Day at full time, Iraola said: “Now we have the advantage we can see replays quickly and I didn’t think there was anything in that one [Amad]. I think the Evanilson one and the Matheus Cunha one are both penalties because defenders lose the position and then the Amad one is never a penalty.
“We asked for one in the first half – Harry Maguire with two hands behind his back but I don’t think that was enough for a penalty either. I don’t think there is much to discuss.”
United were disappointed with the decision not to award Amad a penalty, particularly as Maguire was sent off for a similar challenge on Evanilson that earned Bournemouth a penalty and a point. Explaining the decision not to give a penalty for the challenge on Amad, the Premier League Match Centre posted: “The referee’s call of no penalty for a challenge by Truffert was checked and confirmed by VAR – with it deemed the contact was not sufficient for a foul.”
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