MANCHESTER UNITED boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was left frustrated after they were denied a penalty against Chelsea on Sunday.
Blues forward Callum Hudson-Odoi appeared to move his arm towards the ball in his own box and flick it away from Mason Greenwood.
Solskjaer had a public discussion with the assistant as they disagreed over the penalty incident
But when referee Stuart Atwell was advised by the VAR to go over to the screen on the side of the pitch, he decided it was not worthy of a penalty.
Both sets of players berated the official as he checked the incident from various angles.
Indeed, replays suggested the ball took a definite touch off Hudson-Odoi’s hand, which was being raised upwards during the incident.
Sky Sports pundit Gary Neville was adamant a penalty would be awarded.
But the ref left Man Utd gobsmacked as he instead dismissed the claims and restarted the game with a free-kick for the visitors in their own half.
And Solskjaer was forced to gesticulate with the assistant referee, attempting to demonstrate how he saw the incident.
However, the assistant appeared to disagree with the Norwegian, who voiced his anger again after the match.
A perplexed and furious Solskjaer told Sky Sports’ Geoff Shreeves: “100 per cent we should’ve had a penalty, it’s a hand that slaps the ball in a not very natural position.
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The ball clearly flicked Hudson-Odoi’s hand in the penalty area
“100 per cent nailed on but nothing I can do about it now.
“He [the referee] had the chance to give it but I can’t understand it, it would’ve given us a 1-0 win or it opens up the game and it’s a better game for everyone.”
In a fairly drab match, neither side found a way to break the deadlock as the game crawled to a goalless draw.
Man Utd have now drawn all of their last four games against the so-called ‘big six’ 0-0.
The Red Devils are 12 points adrift of Manchester City at the top of the Premier League, but six points ahead of Chelsea in fifth.
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Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
