The Red Devils had fallen down early on, with two goals from the visitors threatening a dramatic shock. To their credit, they rallied and went up 3-2 on a penalty by Bruno Fernandes.
The penalty, on the other hand, will have been vexing for Nottingham Forest. Marcus Rashford was the one to fall down, and he went down fairly effortlessly.
Former Arsenal defender Martin Keown, who was watching for the BBC, said he couldn’t believe the officials gave the penalty.
“That is not a penalty in my opinion.” “After hearing Mike Dean speak last week about refs not reporting things, it makes you wonder how VAR missed that,” Keown added.
“It was a very clear dive.”
Forest will be devastated by such a costly decision in such a crucial game, especially when they were down to ten men and trying to hang on for a point.
In the end, it won’t matter, and the referees will have little to account for.
Forest may be irritated by United’s decision.
This felt like a throwback to Fergie’s era, when every week, a decision seemed to favor the home team at Old Trafford.
Keown is right here, it’s not a clear penalty, and Rashford has taken advantage of it to attempt to win it.
Once again, it appears that officials are dictating game processes, and it appears that Nottingham Forest were the victims today.