Referees’ boss Howard Webb has acknowledged to Manchester United that the decision to not send off Brentford’s Nathan Collins last weekend was incorrect.
United contacted Webb, head of PGMO, after their eventual 3-1 defeat to ask why the Bees’ skipper was not shown red for hauling back Bryan Mbeumo inside the area and denying a clear goalscoring opportunity.
At the time, the Premier League’s match centre explained that, following a VAR check, no red was shown because Mbeumo did not have control of the ball.
However, United chief executive Omar Berrada and technical director Jason Wilcox sought an explanation.