Manchester United vs Wolves referee, VAR stood down after Andre Onana penalty error
The referee and video assistant referees involved in Manchester United’s 1-0 win against Wolves on Monday have been dropped from officiating fixtures this weekend after failing to award a late penalty in the game. PGMOL, the body responsible for refereeing games in England, has stood down referee Simon Hooper, VAR Michael Salisbury and Assistant VAR Richard West after the officials failed to award Wolves a penalty following a collision between United goalkeeper Andre Onana and opposition striker Sasa Kalajdzic. “I was told live that they didn’t think it was a clear and obvious error but having just spoken to Jonathan Moss — and fair play to him for coming straight out — he apologised and said it was blatant penalty and should have been given,” O’Neil said. “Fair play to Jonathan for coming out and saying it was clear and obvious error; he can’t believe the on-field referee didn’t give it and he can’t believe VAR didn’t intervene.” PGMOL’s decision to drop the trio of referees for fixtures this weekend is part of a attempted shift towards greater accountability for officials under boss Howard Webb, which includes communicating errors to clubs.



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