Mike Dean’s comment following the Rasmus Hojlund penalty incident confused Manchester United fans as the Premier League released a statement amid the controversy.
Man United fans thought they should have been awarded a penalty when Ruben Dias clumsily took out Hojlund in the second-half.
But match referee Anthony Taylor waved away the appeals.
Moments after the incident between Hojlund and Dias, the Premier League issued a statement on social media, confirming it had been checked by VAR.
On X, they wrote: “The referee’s call of no penalty for the challenge between Højlund and Dias was checked and confirmed by VAR, deeming it was normal contact.”
Speaking on commentary, Dean defended Taylor’s decision not to award a spot-kick as he refuted Gary Neville‘s suggestion that it was a foul.
“Not in a game like this mate,” he said on Sky Sports.
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