Wolverhampton Wanderers have received an apology following a decision not to award them a penalty during their 1-0 loss to Manchester United.
This was revealed by their manager Gary O’Neil.
André Onana clattered into Sasa Kalajdzic in stoppage time at Old Trafford, but on-field referee Simon Hooper did not award a penalty.
VAR Michael Salisbury checked and cleared the incident after deciding it was not a clear and obvious error, but O’Neil claimed afterward that Select Group 1 Manager of the PGMOL Jonathan Moss admitted it was a mistake.
“I was told live that they didn’t think that it was a clear and obvious error,” O’Neil said.
“But having spoken to Jonathan Moss, and fair play to him for coming straight out, he has apologised and said it was a blatant penalty that should have been given.
“I feel bad because he has come out honestly. I spent the afternoon with him, trying to understand the new guidelines and trying not to get myself booked with the new guidelines, which I failed to do.
“Fair play to Jon saying it was a clear and obvious error. He can’t believe the on-field referee didn’t give it and VAR didn’t intervene. That probably makes me feel even worse. Once you know you’re right, you feel worse leaving with nothing.”