‘Could not be saved by double jeopardy’published at 15:31 GMT
15:31 GMT
Man Utd 2-1 Crystal Palace
Dale Johnson
Football issues correspondent
It took a while for referee Chris Kavanagh to point to the penalty spot.
This is likely because he was discussing with his assistant whether Maxence Lacroix’s challenge was inside the box. And if the Palace defender denied Matheus Cunha an obvious goal-scoring opportunity.
Once the VAR, Tony Harrington, confirmed the foul was inside the area it seemed likely to be a red card.
The ball was slowing down as the Brazilian ran onto it, and he would surely have had a chance to score.
As it was a pull by Lacroix he cannot be saved by “double jeopardy” when a penalty has been awarded.
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