Overview

• Referee Stuart Attwell initially awarded a spot-kick against Benjamin Sesko for a raised foot on Trai Hume before being sent to the pitch-side monitor.
• The Premier League Match Centre relayed the on-field announcement that there was no foul, no contact with the head, and that the correct restart was a corner.
• The incident came in first-half stoppage time with Manchester United leading 2-0 through goals from Mason Mount and Sesko.
• Ex-referee Mike Dean questioned the VAR process and staffing on broadcast, arguing an assistant referee was operating as VAR and that the incident should have been resolved without a review.
• Dean later clarified the VAR was right to intervene after realizing the penalty had been given on-field, while broader criticism of VAR consistency and accountability continued without any formal PGMOL admission of error.