Manchester United Football Club
In Sunday's (16th) Premier League match at home to
Newcastle
The 0-0 draw was the Red Devils' 31st in the Premier League since Ferguson's retirement in 2013, setting a record for the most draws in the same period. In the match, debutant C Ronaldo had a chance to score in the second half but was controversially blown offside and even received a yellow card when he complained about the referee in a sobering manner.
Second half.
Newcastle
A free kick was awarded at the back and Fabian Schuha flicked the ball on to goalkeeper Nick Puppy. However, Cristiano Ronaldo suddenly picked up the pace and intercepted the ball, sending it into the empty net. He thought Fabian Schuha's pass was tantamount to a kick-off, but referee Parkinson didn't agree with him and ruled it offside, and Cristiano Ronaldo protested and received a yellow card for his protests.
A similar situation played out in the Premier League in 2010
Liverpool (England)
Against Nuevo Tran, Ferrando Torres then quickly intercepted the ball after the opposition had played it towards the goalkeeper and passed it on to Goujit to shoot it in, with both sides agreeing that the opposition's pass amounted to a kick-off, but the referee that year ruled that the goal had been scored.
Manchester United Football Club
Head Coach Tannhäuser was emotional after the game, saying, I have no words, the whole world saw it, I shared my opinion with the referee, everyone saw what happened. And
Newcastle
Head Coach Eddie Howe, on the other hand, was firmly in favor of the referee: I saw it as well, the whole thing was clear, Fabian Schuha didn't kick off, he just passed the ball to Nick Puppy. At the time C Ronaldo was blocking Nick Purby, who was waiting for the referee to blow his whistle, and it would have been really hard to accept that a goal was awarded in those circumstances.
