{"id":840481,"date":"2026-03-21T10:39:23","date_gmt":"2026-03-21T10:39:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/840481\/"},"modified":"2026-03-21T10:39:23","modified_gmt":"2026-03-21T10:39:23","slug":"bournemouth-v-manchester-united-live-fernandes-fumes-at-baffling-penalty-decisions-after-premier-league-draw","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/840481\/","title":{"rendered":"Bournemouth v Manchester United LIVE: Fernandes fumes at \u2018baffling\u2019 penalty decisions after Premier League draw"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/a>‘It’s frustrating for the small players’: Bruno Fernandes on Amad decision<\/p>\n

\u201cAmad is getting to a point where he’s going to shoot and he gets pushed – you can see that something puts him completely out of balance. It’s frustrating for the small players because they always say the small players are soft and when it’s the bigger players they end up giving the fouls.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think the other situation is a penalty but I also think the one on Amad is a penalty and that could’ve changed the game.\u201d<\/p>\n

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“It’s frustrating for the smaller players, I do think it is a penalty.” <\/p>\n

Bruno Fernandes gives his verdict Manchester United’s penalty appeals \ud83d\ude2c pic.twitter.com\/XVqRFgr9Tv<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) March 20, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Jamie Braidwood21 March 2026 10:27<\/p>\n

<\/a>Harry Maguire sent off on day of recall to Thomas Tuchel’s England<\/p>\n

Harry Maguire\u2019s costly dismissal tempered a day which began with him being recalled to the England squad for the first time since September 2024.<\/p>\n

The 33-year-old reacted angrily to the decision to send him off for fouling Evanilson in the box, including shouting in the face of fourth official Matthew Donohue as he left the pitch.<\/p>\n

Asked about Maguire, Michael Carrick said: \u201cI\u2019ve not really spoken to Harry, to be honest, and I\u2019ve not seen the actual incident back.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"\"(PA Wire)<\/p>\n

Jamie Braidwood21 March 2026 09:27<\/p>\n

<\/a>Michael Carrick agrees with his captain Bruno Fernandes on penalty decisions<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s definitely got one of them wrong because he\u2019s given one penalty for us for the same thing that he\u2019s not given one,\u201d Carrick said. <\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s a two-arm grab. The Matheus one he gives, the second one on Amad he doesn\u2019t, which I think is almost identical, really.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you have two hands on someone in the box and they go over and they\u2019re in control of the ball, for me it\u2019s two penalties.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt will be interesting to see which one they acknowledge is wrong: the one we got or the one we didn\u2019t get.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jamie Braidwood21 March 2026 08:27<\/p>\n

<\/a>Fernandes on penalty decisions: ‘Either one is a penalty and so is the other or none of them are’<\/p>\n

Referee Stuart Atwell looked at an incident in the second half when Amad Diallo went down under contact by Adrien Truffert in the box, but determined it was not worthy of a penalty.<\/p>\n

VAR agreed with the on-field decision but Atwell later gave Bournemouth a penalty for a similar-looking challenge, with Harry Maguire seeing a straight red for pushing Evanilson in the penalty area with the latter through on goal, and conceding a spot-kick, which Eli Junior Kroupi duly converted.<\/p>\n

Fernandes said afterwards: \u201cI think we could have gone 2-0 up, and then we ended up conceding a goal, not getting a penalty and then we get a penalty against, where more or less it’s the same situation as Amad.<\/p>\n

\u201cOne is rewarded as a penalty, the other one not. I know it’s difficult for the referee to give two penalties to the same team in one game but I don’t understand why VAR doesn’t get involved in that situation or with Harry [Maguire] because either one is a penalty and so is the other or none of them are.\u201d<\/p>\n

Flo Clifford21 March 2026 07:57<\/p>\n

<\/a>Premier League Match Centre explains decision not to award Man Utd penalty<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s what the Premier League Match Centre has had to say on X, on the decision not to award Manchester United a penalty after Truffert\u2019s challenge on Amad before Bournemouth’s equaliser:<\/p>\n

\u201cThe referee\u2019s call of no penalty for a challenge by Truffert was checked and confirmed by VAR \u2013 with it deemed the contact was not sufficient for a foul.\u201d<\/p>\n

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“It’s so easy nowadays to go down and get a penalty, you know guarantee you’re going to get one…so why stay on your feet? <\/p>\n

Jamie Redknapp & Andy Cole weigh in on Harry Maguire’s red card \ud83d\udfe5 pic.twitter.com\/8ilpypt0os<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) March 20, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Jamie Braidwood21 March 2026 07:27<\/p>\n

<\/a>Bourmemouth boss Andoni Iraola satisfied with refereeing decisions<\/p>\n

Andoni Iraola, who referenced another potential penalty incident involving Maguire and Evanilson in the first half, was satisfied with the officiating.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think there are four incidents,\u201d he said. \u201cI think the two penalties they\u2019ve called are clear penalties. The defenders in both situations, they lose their positions and they have to commit the foul.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Amad (possible) penalty, I don\u2019t think it\u2019s a penalty, there is no contact low.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe complained also about the first half two hands behind the back, Maguire against Evanilson, but I don\u2019t think it\u2019s enough also in the same way to call a penalty.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think the decisions in the four cases have been correct. At least in the big decisions, I think they\u2019ve got it right.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jamie Braidwood21 March 2026 06:57<\/p>\n

<\/a>Michael Carrick baffled and astonished by refereeing decisions at Bournemouth<\/p>\n

\u201cIt will be interesting to see which one they acknowledge is wrong: the one we got or the one we didn\u2019t get.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a huge moment. They don\u2019t give it, they go down the other end and score and then it becomes all of a sudden, \u2018oh, it needs to be a bigger penalty to overturn\u2019, just because they scored, when actually it\u2019s a penalty and it should be a penalty if you\u2019ve already given one.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s baffling really to make sense of that. And because they score, the game flips a little bit and changes.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe defended with the 10 men after all that very well. But the penalty one is just astonishing, I have to say. One of them must be wrong.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"\"(PA Wire)<\/p>\n

Jamie Braidwood21 March 2026 06:24<\/p>\n

<\/a>Michael Carrick: ‘We’ll take the point and move on’<\/p>\n

Carrick was also full of praise for his side, especially after going down to 10. <\/p>\n

\u201cDisappointed with not winning the game after being up but under the circumstances with 10 men for what ended up being some sort of added time that we’ve not seen in a while, they decided to bring that one back, we managed that really well again and were really comfortable in managing that in the way we did it. So I was pleased with the way the boys finished the game. <\/p>\n

\u201cIt’s easy to let the game slip away. They kept their heads and took the point, which in the end we’ll take the point and move on. Just the decision for the penalty, I don’t understand how you can be one and the other and give one and not. Mental.\u201d<\/p>\n

Flo Clifford21 March 2026 04:00<\/p>\n

<\/a>Man Utd ‘want more’ – Carrick<\/p>\n

On their current league position, Carrick says: \u201cWe\u2019re in a good place. We\u2019ve put ourselves in this position through some good work, good results and good performances.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe could have had more tonight but it\u2019s not the end of the world.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI think we\u2019ve made some improvements. There are things we can improve on, and we can get a lot better.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m happy with the way things have gone, but we\u2019re not satisfied. We definitely want more.\u201d<\/p>\n

Flo Clifford21 March 2026 03:00<\/p>\n

<\/a>‘That’s what VAR was for’ – Michael Carrick<\/p>\n

On the similarities between the penalty shouts, Carrick continues: \u201cWhere do you start, really? Listen, maybe he’s passed Harry [Maguire] and that’s the right decision and he’s given that. I haven’t got too much of a problem, I haven\u2019t seen it back to be totally honest, but I think if he’s passed him and he’s in on goal, I can understand that decision, so I’m not going we deserve everything. But it shouldn\u2019t have happened because we should’ve had another penalty and the game would’ve been totally different and then it ended up in chaos after that. It is what it is.\u201d<\/p>\n

These moments \u201cabsolutely massive,\u201d he adds. \u201cThat’s what VAR was for. Clean it up and consistency. Surely whatever they think, if one’s been given there’s enough people to decide that it’s the same as the first. It’s two different decisions, so a bit baffling really.\u201d<\/p>\n

Flo Clifford21 March 2026 02:00<\/p>\n