Burley, Nicol blast officials for not awarding Wolves a penalty late (1:05)

Craig Burley and Stevie Nicol both can’t believe a penalty wasn’t awarded to Wolves in the last minutes of their loss to Manchester United. (1:05)

Meanwhile, Wolverhampton Wanderers have been issued an apology after a decision not to give a penalty during their 1-0 defeat to Manchester United, according to manager Gary O’Neil.

André Onana clattered into Sasa Kalajdzic in stoppage time at Old Trafford, but on-field referee Simon Hooper did not see a reason to award a penalty.

After going to the VAR, Michael Salisbury checked and cleared the incident after deciding it was not a clear and obvious error, but O’Neil claimed afterwards that Select Group 1 Manager of the PGMOL, Jonathan Moss, admitted it was a mistake.

“I was told live that they didn’t think that it was a clear and obvious error,” said O’Neil. “But having spoken to Jonathan Moss, and fair play to him for coming straight out, he has apologised and said it was a blatant penalty that should have been awarded to the Wolves.

“I feel sad because he has come out honestly to explain the error. I spent the afternoon with him, trying to understand the new guidelines and trying not to get myself booked with the new guidelines, which I failed to adhere.

“Fair play to Jon saying it was a clear and obvious error. He can’t believe the on-field referee didn’t award it and VAR clip didn’t intervene. That probably makes me feel even worse at the moment. Once you know you’re right, you feel even worse leaving with nothing.”

Wolverhampton were not luky to come away with no result from the game after a nice performance, having 23 shots against United, including six on target. O’Neill said he felt Onana could have “taken our striker’s head off” with the challenge, but United boss Erik ten Hag disagrees with that.

“When VAR looked at it and decided not to give it, of course we are pleased with it,” Ten Hag said. “I don’t feel I have to react on his [O’Neil’s] interpretation. It’s up to the referee and the VAR to make final decisions on the match.

“I think the two players from Wolves collided and Andre didn’t interfere with the action from both of the players. First is the touch of the ball and then came Andre.”

In a much wild game from the wolves, Raphaël Varane scored the only goal of the match in the Premier League opener for both teams that gave Ten Hag’s side all three points to start their season.

Wolves’ shot total was the second most against United at Old Trafford since data was first collected 20 years ago, which O’Neil said was reality to his side’s confidence to attack.

Wolves boss has praised his side saying ,”In the end we can’t just concentrate on that [penalty] decision,” O’Neil said. “To come to Old Trafford and have the most shots of any side since 2005 and dominate after just four days of work [in training] is exceptional. The lads deserved more praises tonight.”

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Published: 00:18 BST, 15 August 2023 | Updated: 00:21 BST, 15 August 2023

Gary Neville and Jamie Carragher have disagreed over Wolves’ last-minute penalty shout during Man United’s 1-0 win at Old Trafford on Monday night.

The visitors were almost awarded a late penalty when goalkeeper Andre Onana clattered into Sasa Kalajdzic when trying to claim a high ball into the box. But after a lengthy VAR review, the on-field decision from referee Simon Hooper stood.

Man United legend Neville insisted that Onana ‘knew what he was doing’ during the collision, and could easily have conceded a stoppage time penalty – although Carragher disagreed, as they argued the point on Sky Sports’ Monday Night Football.

Neville said: ‘The reason why I thought it was a penalty was because I don’t think Onana was anywhere near the ball. He was always under it, he was always getting there – so I think he could have made the decision before he jumped.

‘Look, I always used to say if my keeper was coming out, take everything with you and clatter the lot and he’s done that so in some ways…’

Jamie Carragher and Gary Neville had opposing views on Wolves’ possible penalty on Monday

Man United goalkeeper Andre Onana clattered into Wolves’ Sasa Kalajdzic in stoppage time

Presenter David Jones jumped in at this point to confirm: ‘Yes he has!’

Neville continued: ‘No no, that’s what I would want my keeper to do if he was coming out – take the lot with you.

‘But the problem is he’s done that and the problem is he’s nowhere near the ball so in some ways I think he has in a calculated fashion decided that he’s just going to try and disturb, as much as he can, the attacking player and try to put him off so I do think it was a penalty as he wasn’t near enough to the ball.

‘If they had arrived at the same time it and it had been one of those where he’s just missed the ball, just over his finger, that’s a different story. I think he knew what he was doing.’

But when Jones asked Carragher if he agreed, the former Liverpool defender said: ‘I’m not sure. When I initially saw it and when it hadn’t been given as a penalty I didn’t think there was any way in the world that it was going to be over-turned.

‘I didn’t think it was that big of a mistake, you’re talking about wanting to keep the referee’s decision on the pitch.

It was a blow for Gary O’Neil’s visitors, who played well, but ultimately left with nothing

‘I think once the referee hadn’t given it I didn’t think it was that big of a mistake for them to overturn – so I didn’t expect him to go and over turn it at the screen, no.’

It was a tough blow for Gary O’Neil’s visitors, who were strong opposition for Man United, with a raft of their own chances. However, Wolves ultimately left with nothing.

However, their fans will have confidence that they can ride out the rest of the season, starting with a home match against Brighton on Saturday afternoon.

Man United’s next Premier League game is later that evening, when they visit the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.