PGMO Chief Howard Webb has weighed in on the controversial penalty calls during Manchester United's draw at Bournemouth, attributing the difference in decisions to the speed the attackers are moving at. United twice held the lead in the match, which ended 2-2 after a late penalty from Eli Junior Kroupi and a red card for Harry Maguire.

Fernandes received a spot-kick after a foul on Cunha, but Amad Diallo's second-half appeal—where he was held by Adrien Truffert—was dismissed both on the pitch and by VAR. Webb suggested that because Amad was not moving quickly, the contact was deemed less impactful than the foul on Evanilson, which led to Maguire's sending-off and the decisive penalty.

Bournemouth boss Michael Carrick found the inconsistency baffling, arguing that if one incident warranted a penalty, the other—which he felt was an identical two-hand grab—should have been awarded too. Webb conceded that the Evanilson foul was a very clear situation of a foul that VAR would have intervened on had the referee missed it initially.

Ultimately, the Key Match Incident panel backed the on-field referee's subjective judgment that the contact on Amad was not sufficient for a spot-kick, contrasting sharply with the clear denial of a goalscoring opportunity involving Maguire and Evanilson. The result cost United vital points in their campaign, leaving many questions about consistency at Old Trafford.