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Man Utd fury at 'astonishing' and 'baffling' penalty decisions

Man Utd fury at 'astonishing' and 'baffling' penalty decisions
**Manchester United's Thrilling Draw at Bournemouth Marred by Controversial Refereeing Decisions** Manchester United's 2-2 draw at Bournemouth was marked by two penalties awarded and one denied, leaving the team and interim manager Michael Carrick frustrated. The match was a thrilling encounter, with Harry Maguire's special day, following his England recall, spoiled by his sending off with 10 minutes remaining. However, it was the performance of the officials that had United fuming. Maguire, who will return to the England squad for the first time in almost two years for upcoming friendlies with Uruguay and Japan, was sent off for pulling back Evanilson inside the box while Manchester United led 2-1. Junior Kroupi subsequently scored the penalty, but the decision not to award Manchester United an earlier spot-kick left Carrick seething. The penalty the visitors were not given came when Amad Diallo appeared to be pulled back inside the box by Adrien Truffert, with Manchester United leading 1-0 after Bruno Fernandes' penalty. Carrick described the decisions made as "baffling," stating, "My first [thought] is he definitely got one of them wrong, because he's given one penalty for the same thing that he's not given one as a two-armed grab." He pointed out the inconsistency in awarding a penalty for a similar challenge earlier in the match, when Matheus Cunha was fouled. Carrick expressed his confusion, saying, "Massive moment and I don't understand how you can give one and not the other - it's crazy. It's as obvious as you can get." Manchester United captain Fernandes also felt that if Bournemouth's penalty was given for a foul by Maguire, then so should one for the Diallo incident. "I think we could have gone 2-0 up, and then we ended up conceding a goal, not getting a penalty and then we get a penalty against, where more or less it's the same situation as Amad," he said. Fernandes questioned the role of VAR in such situations, stating, "I know it's difficult for the referee to give two penalties in the same game for the same team but what I don't understand is why VAR doesn't get involved in that situation."
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