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Referee and VAR 'Got It Right' over Penalty Calls in Draw with United, Iraola Says
Michael Carrick called out referee inconsistencies after a 2-2 draw, highlighting two similar penalty incidents judged differently by officials and VAR.
- On Friday, Michael Carrick criticised the Premier League's vague explanations and called the refereeing sequence during Manchester United's 2-2 draw at Bournemouth 'mental'.
- Referee Stuart Attwell waved play on for Truffert's contact on Amad and VAR Craig Pawson agreed the contact was insufficient for a foul, but less than half a minute later Maguire was penalised and sent off.
- Speaking after the final whistle, Carrick said 'So that was a big positive for us to take the point in the end because we've seen them win late here so we take that, but the penalty one's just astonishing, I have to say, one of them must be wrong', after the 27‑second sequence when Ryan Christie levelled for Bournemouth.
- Maguire's red card was judged DOGSO and carries a one‑game suspension, sidelining him until United's next fixture on April 13, while Junior Kroupi converted the penalty.
- In the wider debate over VAR consistency, Dale Johnson noted VAR reviews decisions in isolation, while Andoni Iraola defended four incidents across the 90 minutes as correctly judged.
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