The explanation for Matthijs de Ligt being penalised for handball throughout Manchester United’s 2-2 draw with Liverpool at Anfield has been confirmed by the Premier League.
The Dutchman was struck on the arm by Alexis Mac Allister’s header, although referee Michael Oliver opted towards awarding a penalty regardless of vociferous appeals from Liverpool’s gamers and a raucous house crowd.
Oliver was suggested to seek the advice of the pitch-side monitor to assessment his resolution and upon viewing the replay opted to award a penalty – one which Mohamed Salah would dispatch previous Andre Onana regardless of the Cameroonian getting a hand to his effort.
Confirming the explanation for VAR’s suggestion, a publish on the Premier League’s X feed learn: “#LIVMUN – 67’ VAR OVERTURN. VAR advisable an on-field assessment for a potential handball by De Ligt, deeming that his arm was raised in an unnatural place. Upon assessment, the referee overturned his unique name of no penalty.”
“I feel his hand is excessive. I feel he may very well be in hassle is my preliminary response,” Sky Sports activities commentator Gary Neville stated in the course of the recreation. “I noticed it in actual time when your hand is up there, we’ll see.
“As quickly as your arm is excessive like that within the field, you might be asking for giant hassle. Why is his hand there? I do not know why his hand is there in any respect.”
The blemish on De Ligt’s copybook won’t overshadow what was an encouraging efficiency from Ruben Amorim’s United. The Pink Devils had been way more organised and warranted in possession, with midfielders Manuel Ugarte and Kobbie Mainoo ably competing towards Liverpool’s midfield trio of Alexis Mac Allister, Curtis Jones and Ryan Gravenberch.
Captain Bruno Fernandes additionally shone in one among his greatest shows of the season, suggesting United do have brighter days forward after a torrid begin to Amorim’s reign. United have leapfrogged West Ham into thirteenth with the surprising level, nonetheless a way adrift of European qualification each when it comes to factors and locations.
