Despite leading twice, Manchester United had to settle for a point against Bournemouth after Harry Maguire was given a red for a foul in the area.
Man United caretaker manager Michael Carrick felt his team were treated harshly against Bournemouth
Michael Carrick has described the penalty decision as “mental” and “astonishing” after Harry Maguire was sent off during Manchester United’s game against Bournemouth.
United manager Carrick was furious that his side were not awarded a penalty for Adrian Truffert’s challenge on Amad Diallo before Bournemouth had a chance to score.
Maguire also received his marching orders to challenge Evanilsson, giving Junior Crupi the chance to equalize from the spot as United twice took the lead.
But Carrick was furious, believing that the award given to Matheus Cunha after a challenge by Alex Jimenez was inconsistent with referee Stuart Attwell’s decision to award a penalty.
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Carrick was furious: “For him (Stuart Attwell) to give one penalty and not the other…I think he’s crazy. I don’t understand it. Mentally. It’s amazing. One of us must be wrong.”
“With a big chance to go 2-0 up, we got one penalty and we didn’t get the other. It’s exactly the same thing, you grab it with both hands. He (the referee) got one wrong so I don’t know which one, but he didn’t give us the second one.”
“I think they were both penalties and it was a critical moment in the game and then it was chaos. It’s a critical moment and I don’t understand how they would give one and not the other. It’s crazy.”
“That’s as clear as it can be. He’s already given one, so it’s clear he won’t give the other one. If he believes it was a penalty to begin with, then the second one must also be a penalty. I don’t understand why he can’t give it.”
Amad wanted a penalty for Manchester United just before Bournemouth equalized (Image: Sky Sports)
“Then we got the goal and it was chaos after that. I was really happy when we played with 10 men and we got a really positive point.”
“At the end of the day, you can lose in this game, so we’re going to go for it to get points on his end, but it’s a shame we couldn’t get all three.”
Meanwhile, Carrick admitted that United are hoping to agree new deals with Maguire and Koby Mainou, who was recalled from the England squad for friendlies against Uruguay and Japan.
Carrick added: “Contract negotiations with all the players are ongoing. Whatever it is, we hope it’s done in the right way. They’re both fantastic and they’re both back in the England squad.”
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