Manchester United vs Arsenal: Controversial penalty call leaves Red Devils livid – Watch | Football News
The Premier League’s opening weekend offered plenty of drama on Sunday, with Arsenal edging Manchester United at Old Trafford, Chelsea frustrated by Crystal Palace and Nottingham Forest cruising past Brentford. At Old Trafford, Manchester United’s first full season under Ruben Amorim began with a narrow 1-0 defeat to Arsenal. Riccardo Calafiori capitalised on a mistake by stand-in goalkeeper Altay Bayindir to head home from a Declan Rice corner after just 13 minutes. United responded strongly, creating 22 attempts and dominating possession, but a £200 million front line of Matheus Cunha, Bryan Mbeumo and substitute Benjamin Sesko failed to beat goalkeeper David Raya. Patrick Dorgu hit the post, while Cunha and Mbeumo were denied by Raya’s reflexes.However, a controversial call regarding an apparent foul on Matheus Cunha sunk the game into controversy. Fans on social media were livid as they claimed that William Saliba’s attempt for the ball was completely missed and he ended up tripping up United’s new signing Matheus Cunha. Despite several appeals from the Red Devils, no penalty was Despite the defeat, Amorim was upbeat. “We need to win games but that was completely different to last season. We were the better team. In the end we lose the game, but really proud of the performance. We proved today we can win any game in the Premier League, against a great team like Arsenal,” the Portuguese coach said.In the other two games that took place on Sunday, Chelsea were held to a 0-0 draw against Crystal Palace. A stadium VAR announcement was made in a Premier League game for the first time ever as Palace saw a goal from Eberechi Eze denied. The game ended in a 0-0 draw, making it just the 2nd game in the league to have ended in a stalemate on matchday 1.
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Nottingham Forest on the other hand, got off to a roaring start against Brentford, thanks to a brace from Chris Wood and a dream Premier League debut for Dan Ndoye, which saw him score a diving header in the 42nd minute to help his side win 3-1.As the games on matchday 1 come to an end, Manchester City sit atop the table thanks to their 4-0 win over Wolves on Saturday.
