According to Howard Webb, the chief refereeing officer of PGMO, the penalty decisions that went against Manchester United at Bournemouth were influenced by the speed at which the attackers were moving. Manchester United had led twice in the match, with goals from Bruno Fernandes and an own goal by James Hill, but the hosts earned a point with goals from Ryan Christie and a late penalty by Eli Junior Kroupi.
Fernandes had scored from the spot after a foul on Matheus Cunha, but a penalty appeal by Amad Diallo was dismissed, both on the field and by the VAR, when he was held by Adrien Truffert. Later, Harry Maguire was given a straight red card for denying a clear goalscoring opportunity, resulting in a penalty that Kroupi scored from.
Webb noted that the key difference between the two incidents was the speed at which the attackers were moving, with Evanilson moving much faster than Amad when he was fouled by Maguire. The referee's decision was respected by the VAR in both cases, but Webb acknowledged that if the referee had not given a penalty in the Maguire incident, the VAR would have likely intervened. The decisions were met with criticism from Manchester United, with Fernandes and head coach Michael Carrick expressing frustration that the penalties were not awarded for what they saw as similar situations.