It has been confirmed that the English FA has reverted back the penalty goal West Ham United scored versus Manchester United was disallowed, and the team was awarded three points for their performance. Jamie Carragher of Manchester United

Jamie O’Hara, a former Tottenham midfielder, has fumed at the Sunday decision to award West Ham a stoppage-time penalty against Manchester United. The Hammers ran 2-1 victors at the London Stadium, but the encounter was not half loaded with drama and controversy – particularly late on.

United trailed down when Crysencio Summerville put the Hammers in lead, despite controlling the first half and generating many obvious opportunities. When the home team was given a spot-kick, Erik ten Hag’s side answered to level through Casemiro, but gave West Ham a chance to go back ahead.

Matthijs de Ligt seemed to collide with Danny Ings inside the area, therefore David Coote was sent to the pitch-side monitor and he changed his initial judgment to award West Ham a penalty. For Julen Lopetegui’s men, Jarrod Bowen’s resultant kick from 12 yards sealed all three points.

Whether the penalty was the appropriate call has been much debated; O’Hara is the most recent to provide his opinion on the matter. He told Sky Sports: “The ball bounces up and it is a 50/50. Both have gone in for it; Ings is already on his way down, but both have been a touch hesitant. He is seeking the penalty, and De Ligt does not actually catch him.

“You watch them things occurring in the box all the time; none of them truly interact on it. I find it to be somewhat harsh. VAR sent the referee over to the monitor; he has not provided that on the field. After a few short minutes, he considered: “Am I really awarding a penalty for that?”

“I am not having it; the referee has seen it but not mentioned it. The game is re-reffing. That is not a proper foul; there is not enough contact. It is not a clear and apparent mistake either.

Ten Hag, meantime, made hints that he disagreed with the referee’s and VAR’s call judgment. He informed BBC Sport: “Before the season there was the guideline regarding VAR only interfering in blatant and evident faults. Clearly, there is not a clear and evident error made by the on-field referee.