Marco Silva has criticized the officials for their decision to award a free-kick for Manchester United’s first goal in yesterday’s defeat in the English Premier League.
The Cottagers suffered a disappointing 3-2 defeat at Old Trafford, but are aggrieved by certain decisions that went against them.
First, Man United were awarded a penalty kick for a foul on Matheus Cunha by Jorge Cuenca and although VAR reversed the decision, a free-kick was awarded instead.
The Red Devils scored from that resulting set-piece as Bruno Fernandes delivered a sublime ball for Casemiro to head in the opener.
“The game started with a horrendous, terrible decision from John Brooks with the penalty he gave”, Silva said.
“A big, big mistake. It was the first time we had seen in the Premier League that the referee gave a penalty from a tackle and after the VAR came back with a free-kick.
“The communication I had on the touchline was that the penalty was given for the tackle and they came with a different foul after.
“Because the decision was so bad, they found a different foul like the pull.”
Silva was booked for his protest against the decision, but was more livid as another decision went against his side.
Cuenca thought he had pulled one back in the second half, but the goal was ruled out by VAR for a marginal offside against Samuel Chukwueze in the buildup.
Casemiro and Cunha scored to put Man United 2-0 up in the first half, before Fulham scored twice in the second half to rally back.
Raul Jimenez pulled one back from the penalty spot, before Kevin equalized in the first minute of stoppage-time.
However, Benjamin Sesko scored the winner for the hosts three minutes later to seal a dramatic win.
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