Manchester United manager Michael Carrick said Harry Maguire’s sending off and awarding a penalty was “inexplicable”, but Bournemouth’s Adrian Traffert escaped punishment for a “similar” challenge on Amad Diallo during the 2-2 draw.
Maguire’s late foul on Evanilsson ultimately proved costly and the resulting spot-kick was converted by Junior Crupi, with United having to endure with 10 men to take a point from their trip to the south coast.
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Bruno Fernandes’ penalty just after the hour mark, a fine finish from Ryan Christie and an own goal from James Hill had United leading 2-1 before Maguire was given his marching orders. But what happened just before Christie’s goal irritated Carrick and United captain Fernandes.
Amad caught a deft pass forward from Fernandes and cut into the box, but Truffert held up his hands and fell to the ground. This was similar to Maguire’s subsequent foul, which sent Evanilsson spinning to the ground, as did Amado.
“We should have given another penalty,” Carrick told Sky Sports. “Obviously, if you get one, you have to get the other.
“For me, it’s pretty much the same. It’s a two-handed grab. Either way, (the referee) got one wrong, but I can’t wrap my head around giving one and not giving the other. I think it’s crazy. It’s really a little baffling.”
“That’s why they scored the goal and then it was chaos, really. They should have given another penalty and the game would have been completely different.”
Fernandes added: “It’s more or less the same situation as Amad, where a penalty is awarded (against us).
“One is awarded as a penalty, the other is not. I know it’s difficult for the referee to award two penalties in the same match for the same team, but what I don’t understand is why VAR is not involved in that situation.”
“Either one is a penalty and the other is a penalty, or neither is a penalty.”
However, Sky Sports pundit Jamie Redknapp took a different view.
“It would have been incredibly grueling,” he said. “You can see Truffert being aggressive with him. He’s being a little rough with him, but I don’t think it’s enough to warrant a penalty.”
Carrick: We’re in a good place.
Putting his team into perspective after finishing third in the Premier League and in a good position to qualify for the Champions League, Carrick said: “We’re in a good position. We’ve put ourselves in this position through good work, good results and good performances.”
“We could have had more fun tonight, but it’s not the end of the world.
“We made some improvements, there are things we can improve on and we can be better.
“I’m happy with how things have gone so far, but I’m not satisfied. I definitely want more.”
