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Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer admitted that his team was lucky to escape being awarded a penalty, but praised match winner Bruno Fernandes after his unique penalty-taking characteristic directly contributed to his victory.
The Red Devils they ran out of winners 1-0 over West Brom to secure their first league win at home of the season.
Both sides had ample scoring opportunities from open play, but the outcome of the game depended on two penalty decisions.
West Brom saw the initial award of a penalty reversed by VAR, while Man Utd had his penalty saved again after Sam Johnstone was tried for leaving his line too early.
Talking with him BBC following the contest, Solskjaer He said: “It’s good after the international break that you get a win. We needed that victory at home.
“We seemed restless towards the end, although we should score one or two more for a more relaxed finish.
“It is never comfortable against players of this quality. They had a couple of chances and David [de Gea] made two fantastic stops. Tight margins decide the games, but the mood is decided by the results.
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“It is up to us to build momentum, we have the opportunity to continue the good start in the Champions League and Southampton is a very difficult match as well. Hopefully we get some more back and can move on. “
Regarding the decision to repeat Man Utd’s penalty, the Norwegian said: “It’s the same with David [de Gea] Early [in the season] when he made a save but was an inch from the line.
“It’s probably Bruno’s beauty [Fernandes] style in which the goalkeeper is one second ahead.
“The handball rule that you are going to discuss over and over again, but we get into the area and the ball at our feet, so with VAR one touch may be enough and it is different from when I played when you had to be attacked” .
On the canceled penalty initially awarded by Fernandes, Solskjaer admitted that his team could have gotten away with it.
“I looked at a penalty this afternoon, Villa-Brighton and there is contact on the ball and then on the man,” he said. BT sport.
“In my head it could be a shame. We may have a bit of luck here, but none of them happen. Maybe the rules are different from how I interpret them. “
Regarding the controversial decision to rescind West Brom’s sentence, BT sport pandit Ferdinand River he did not hold back.
“It’s a shameful decision”, he said.
“He did well the first time. It’s a shame nailed. How can you go against your own decision about it? “
Fernandes responds to controversy of penalties
Match winner Fernandes I also spoke with BT sport, and revealed his displeasure with aspects of the penalty results at both ends.
“It was very important for us to win this game because we need the points,” said the 26-year-old.
“It was a difficult match. We can do much better. We create a lot, but we have the quality to do it better. “
On the penalty he conceded before being annulled by the VAR, he said: “I felt that I touched the ball and it was the second contact.”
Fernandes showed great composure to hide his penalty in the second half of calling.
Despite the positive result, the playmaker did not like that his opening shot was saved.
“It’s not good,” he added. “You have to do it in the first one. I am not happy. I scored the second but not the first ”.
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