Why was Man Utd goal and penalty given at Fulham?

When Calvin Bassey dragged Mason Mount to the ground at Craven Cottage in the 33rd minute, Manchester United won a penalty against Fulham.

The video assistant referee (VAR) sent video assistant Chris Kavanagh to the screen, but the decision was overturned.

Given that United full-back Luke Shaw appeared to be doing the same thing on Fulham’s Rodrigo Muniz just yards away, Bruno Fernandes blazed the spot kick over the bar, some viewers were perplexed by the penalty award.

Leny Yoro’s header deflected off Muniz in the 58th minute, but Ruben Amorim’s side held on for good.

However, Yoro started smacking Bassey in the back with both hands as the ball arrived, but VAR did not intervene this time.

The penalty decision appears to be straightforward, with Bassey grabbing Mount and kicking him to the ground.

It was no surprise that it was given given given the Premier League’s stated intention to crack down on pulling and holding at corners this season, which was partially done to stop referees from wasting time by omitting set-pieces from being delayed by players being warned.

Before the start of the season, Howard Webb, the chief refereeing officer, stated that “holding occurs in different places within the penalty area: sometimes on the ball, sometimes off the ball, and sometimes it occurs at extremes.”

We’ve told the officials that the officials expect the referee to notice if one player is clearly dragging another player to the floor in a severe non-football incident, even if it’s off the ball.

After returning to BBC Match of the Day, Bassey said, “Looking back maybe with too much force. One of those requires that I protect myself and get ready to play ball.

You have seen them given, but you have not seen them.

“Everything back in slo-mo is going to be a foul,” said one player.

The difference in strength must be taken into account by the ref. It doesn’t look as bad if someone is my size.

Shaw also appeared to be grabbing Muniz, just after the Bassey and Mount incident, which adds to the problem.

Both the United left-back and Fulham forward were stranded together, leaving them both on the ground.

Because Bassey was determined to have committed a foul first, the penalty was still imposed.

Not everyone, however, agrees.

Former England goalkeeper Rob Green claimed that “the two fouls occur simultaneously.”

When United took the lead at Craven Cottage, Fulham resentment increased.

Although the referee did not blow for a free kick, it was determined there was not enough force in the game to warrant a foul because French defender Yoro had both hands on Bassey’s back.

It is obvious and obvious to me. According to Baassey, “He has two hands in the back and he (Yoro) has given himself an advantage.”

I go up there and fight with him if there is no contact. He has made it obvious that I can’t get to the ball.

It ought to be a foul, in my opinion.

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