Referees chief Howard Webb has given his thoughts on the penalty Manchester United goalkeeper Andre Onana conceded against Burnley, congratulating the officials for awarding the spot kick even though they still got one thing wrong
PGMOL chief Howard Webb has congratulated VAR for awarding Burnley a penalty in their 1-1 draw with Manchester United. Goalkeeper Andre Onana clattered into Zeki Amdouni while attempting claim the ball late in the game and the incident was initially missed by referee John Brooks. However, Peter Bankes on VAR recommended Brooks take a look at the clash on the pitchside monitor and Burnley were ultimately awarded a spot kick which Amdouni converted. It comes after Onana was involved in a similar incident earlier in the season, with Wolves not being awarded a penalty when the United star clattered into Sasa Kalajdzic in injury time. At the time, Webb admitted a mistake had been made and suggested the VAR official was "overthinking" the situation. And when comparing the two incidents on Match Officials Mic'd Up, Webb said: "When we make an error, we look at why…