Premier League release statement on Man Utd vs Sunderland penalty controversy after referee’s bold VAR decision

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CHAOS erupted at Old Trafford as Sunderland were denied a penalty on the brink of half-time.Stuart Attwell pointed to the spot after consulting the linesman following Manchester United striker Benjamin Sesko’s high boot towards Trai Hulme.Man Utd conceded a penalty against Sunderland on the brink of half-timeBefore Stuart Attwell overturned his decision at the monitorThe referee didn’t spot it before walking towards the linesman who duly told him it was penalty.Bruno Fernandes and Co. were incensed after replays showed Sesko had made no contact with Hulme at all.VAR official Neil Davies advised Attwell to take a second look at the monitor.A long wait saw the man charge call Fernandes and Sunderland skipper Granit Xhaka over.The crowd knew his decision before he announced it on the mic as Fernandes ushered his side to prepare for a Sunderland corner.The resulting corner found Daniel Ballard, who was subbed on for Simon Adingra in the 37th minute, who headed just wide before the half-time whistle.A long throw is launched into the area and Hulme gets there before Sesko who leaves a high boot in his direction. There doesn’t look to be contact. The PGMOL have since released a statement on X.It read: “After VAR review, the referee overturned the original decision of penalty to Sunderland. “Referee announcement: “After review, there is no foul by the Manchester United player. He does not make contact with the head of the attacker. “As the ball is out of play when the decision was made, the final decision is corner kick.”BEST ONLINE CASINOS – TOP SITES IN THE UKTHIS IS A DEVELOPING STORY..The Sun is your go to destination for the best football, boxing and MMA news, real-life stories, jaw-dropping pictures and must-see video.Like us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/TheSunFootball and follow us from our main Twitter account at @TheSunFootball.