Manchester United had been helped out by referee Anthony Taylor throughout their drew 1-1 with Arsenal at Outdated Trafford on Sunday.
Bruno Fernandes smashed house a free-kick in first-half stoppage time to offer Manchester United the benefit within the recreation, however Declan Rice equalised halfway via the second half to make sure the spoils had been shared.
That consequence means Manchester United are actually 14th within the Premier League, whereas Arsenal have misplaced much more floor to Liverpool within the title race. Issues might have appeared an entire lot totally different, nonetheless, if Anthony Taylor did not present a bonus to the Pink Devils.
Measuring out the gap of Arsenal’s wall for the free-kick Fernandes scored from, Taylor walked too far and positioned the Gunners 11.2 yards away from the ball, quite than the common 10 yards.
Gary Neville talked about in commentary through the recreation that the wall appeared excessively far again from the ball, and Christian Eriksen even acknowledged after the match that Taylor had helped with the aim.
“Excellent, completely satisfied that the wall was about 15 metres away,” Eriksen responded when requested in regards to the aim. “You noticed how far again they had been and it was useful for us. We felt aid from the followers within the stadium after the aim.”
