PGMO chief Howard Webb admits costly mistake against Man United that put Amorim in danger
Manchester United succumbed to a 3-1 defeat by Brentford in the Premier League on September 27.
A first-half brace from Igor Thiago piled misery on United head coach Ruben Amorim, who was hoping to register his first back-to-back league wins at the club.
Benjamin Sesko halved the deficit to give some hope to the visitors.
The decisive moment of the contest came in the 72nd minute.
United forward Bryan Mbeumo was in a great position to find the back of the net from close range, but he was pulled back by Brentford centre-back Nathan Collins just when he pulled the trigger.
His shot went wide, but the on-field referee Craig Pawson correctly pointed to the spot.
However, it was a surprise to see him brandish a yellow card when Collins deserved a sending off.
The 24-year-old defender was the last Brentford man and was denying Mbeumo a clear goal-scoring opportunity.
The Daily Mail have revealed that United chief executive Omar Berrada and technical director Jason Wilcox wrote to the Professional Game Match Officials (PGMO) for an explanation.
PGMO chief Howard Webb admitted Pawson and the VAR made an error, as Collins should have been shown a straight red card for his foul.
The Red Devils were initially told that a yellow card was sufficient as Mbeumo was not in control of the ball.
It was a baffling explanation as the Cameroonian was not in control of the ball because of the pull.
This error in judgement proved very costly for United.Club captain Bruno Fernandes stepped up to take the penalty which was saved by goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher.
The Bees struck the final blow with Mathias Jensen netting his side’s third goal in injury time.
The result could have been completely different if Brentford were reduced to 10 men.
United completely dominated Chelsea in the first half when they had a numerical advantage after the sending off of their shot-stopper Robert Sanchez.
The 3-1 defeat pushed Amorim to the brink of getting sacked.
Article written by Sanidhya Bhardwaj .