VAR room at Old Trafford last night

Agreed. The challenge by the keeper last night was pretty close to a martial arts full on assault. Going for the ball as a keeper doesn’t entitle you to wipe out players, more particularly when you get nowhere near the ball. That was a penalty all day long just as the one given against Palace wasn’t.

With the utmost respect I have viewed some of the comments on the discussions pertaining to referees with incredulity and concluded that they are nor rooted in sound judgement.

I shall refrain from contesting the 'Charges' for the sole reason that the debates will descend into animus and acrimony and lo and behold a dastardly 'Willo Thread' will be the outcome.

In the interests of HOL I shall keep my counsel.

I wish i could give you a proper answer DW, what the people at the EPL HQ do is anybody's guess, same as all big firms tho. I agree with both you & Elpis, it is a quagmire, one that thankfully i no longer have to negotiate after 40 years of reffing & then being an assessor.

Trouble with the laws as they are & have been, everybody has a different interpretation of each & every one of them, Offside law being the biggest, imo. Each country has different ideas on how the game is played, the governing bodies(FA, EPL & EFL) also have different ideas as do the Refereeing bodies like the PGMOL & Referee's Association in England. Who's right? End of the day its the Ref's on the field of play.

As for Ayew, he was offside before the ball was played & when it was played & before it may or may not of touched a defender, therefore, once he received it, boom, flag up. Pity, good goal otherwise.