Late penalty secures first win for Man United…
Manchester United finally scored three points against Burnley with a dramatic last-minute penalty from Bruno Fernandes. Picture this: Jadon Anthony was so desperate to go viral, he might as well have started a YouTube channel as he was adjudged to have dragged Amad into the penalty box. After a VAR review that took longer than a sloth running a marathon, referee Rob Jones gave Ruben Amorim’s team a penalty, which Fernandes smashed in with all the precision of a rocket scientist. Former referee Dermot Gallagher chimed in, agreeing that the call was as clear as day.
The drama didn’t end there! Earlier, Mason Mount thought he’d scored a penalty when Kyle Walker’s tackle sent him flying faster than a squirrel on an energy drink. Despite a replay that seemed longer than the extended version of Lord of the Rings, VAR decided it wasn’t a penalty but a free-kick because, apparently, gravity works differently just outside the penalty area. Gallagher commented on this non-call by saying it should have been a free-kick, but instead, they awarded nothing and gave the keeper a friendly goodbye wave.
