Overview
- Referee Anthony Taylor cautioned Diogo Dalot around the 10th minute after the Manchester United full-back’s studs caught Jeremy Doku near the knee.
- VAR reviewed the incident and did not recommend an on‑field monitor check, so the yellow card stood.
- The Premier League Match Centre publicly explained the decision by deeming the contact glancing and not forceful enough for a red card.
- Former referee Mike Dean and Sky Sports pundits Micah Richards, Daniel Sturridge, Roy Keane and Alan Shearer argued the challenge should have led to a sending off.
- Fan-shared clips on X questioned the outcome, and the call remained a major talking point with no retrospective upgrade or sanction announced.