Officials Correct Not To Give Amad Penalty - Panel

United were furious aft nan game, and indicated they would make a general complaint to referees' assemblage Professional Game Match Officials (PGMO).

The Red Devils' rumor was astir consistency, pinch 2 different penalties awarded successful nan crippled for holding offences.

Manager Michael Carrick described nan decisions arsenic "baffling", confused that Attwell's determination did not lucifer an earlier spot-kick fixed to his broadside for a propulsion by Alex Jimenez connected Matheus Cunha.

"So nan Cunha one, he gives, nan 2nd 1 connected Amad he doesn't, which is, I think, almost identical, really, 2 hands connected personification successful nan box, and they spell complete and they're successful power of nan ball," Carrick said.

"Massive infinitesimal and I don't understand really you tin springiness 1 and not nan different - it's crazy. It's arsenic evident arsenic you tin get.

"It's clear, if that's what he believes is simply a punishment to commencement pinch past nan 2nd 1 has to be."

Match of nan Day pundit Alan Shearer agreed and said: "You should person fixed a punishment erstwhile you gave 2 for illustration that. How connected world do you not springiness different one."

The KMI Panel backed nan Cunha punishment 5:0, stating that "Jimenez intelligibly pulls nan garment of Cunha successful a non-footballing manner".