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Former England goalkeeper Paul Robinson believes Manchester United were denied a clear penalty during their Premier League clash against Brighton & Hove Albion at Old Trafford. Amad Diallo went down in Brighton's penalty area after contact from Maxim De Cuyper, but referee Anthony Taylor awarded no spot-kick.
Robinson strongly criticised the decision during BBC Radio 5 Live commentary. "How that's not been given I do not know," he said. "That should be a penalty to Manchester United. That's a mistake from the referee."
VAR backs referee decision
The Video Assistant Referee system supported Taylor's on-field decision after reviewing the incident. The Premier League's Match Centre provided official clarification on social media platform X, stating: "The referee's call of no penalty to Manchester United was checked and confirmed by VAR - with it deemed that De Cuyper played the ball."
Robinson rejected this interpretation entirely. "I'm not having it at all [there being a touch on the ball by Maxim De Cuyper]," the former goalkeeper added.
United respond immediately
The controversial decision appeared to galvanise Ruben Amorim's team into action. Matheus Cunha opened the scoring moments after the penalty incident, marking his first goal since joining Manchester United from Wolverhampton Wanderers in the summer.
United doubled their advantage before half-time through a deflected effort from Casemiro. The victory secured United's third consecutive win, following previous victories over Sunderland and Liverpool.
Building momentum under Amorim
The 2-1 victory at Anfield last weekend had been United's first back-to-back Premier League win under Portuguese head coach Amorim. This latest result continues their impressive momentum under the new manager.
Victory moves Amorim's team into the top four ahead of Liverpool's trip to Brentford on Saturday evening. United are chasing sustained success after their recent improved form under the former Sporting CP manager.
Sources used: "Manchester Evening News", "BBC Radio 5 Live", "Premier League Match Centre" Note: This article has been created with Artificial Intelligence (AI).
