Manchester United Vs Porstmouth | Rooney penalty shout

Description of incident: With the score still at nil-nil, Rooney swiveled with the ball inside the Portsmouth area. The turn blocked off Piquionne's approach and Rooney went tumbling over the ball when Frenchman reached him. The ref waved play on despite Rooney's appeal.

Date of Game: Saturday 6th February 2010

Home Team: Manchester United | Away Team: Portsmouth

Referee: Lee Mason | Linesman: Jake Collin & Paul Thompson

Decision Type: Penalty | Verdict: | Decision Difficulty: 4/5

Affect on Result: None | Winner: Portsmouth | Loser: Manchester United

Players Involved: Wayne Rooney (Man Utd) & Frederic Piquionne (Porstmouth)

Summary: It was a wonderful turn by Rooney, confusing everyone around him. At first glance it looked as though Piquionne had maybe applied the brakes too late and giving a penalty would have been harsh however, video replays clearly show that he pushed the United striker in the back. The ref got this one wrong, although it had no affect on the result, it should have been a penalty.



Cheers,
WB

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Birmingham City Vs Manchester United | Scott Dann own goal

Description of incident: After a quick game of pinball inside the Birmingham penalty area, the ball dropped to Evra on the left hand side of the box. He drilled it across goal towards Park, Scholes and Rooney but Dann stretched to reach the ball before all of them unfortunately diverting it into his own net in the process.

Date of Game: Saturday 9th January 2010

Home Team: Birmingham City | Away Team: Manchester United

Referee: Mark Clattenburg | Linesman: John Flynn & Paul Simpson

Decision Type: Offside | Verdict: | Decision Difficulty: 4/5

Affect on Result: N/A | Winner: Manchester United | Loser: Birmingham City

Players Involved: Patrice Evra, Ji-Sung Park, Paul Scholes, Wayne Rooney (Man Utd) & Scott Dann (Birmingham)

Summary: There was the suggestion by Mark Lawrenson on Match of the Day that because it was an own goal, it no longer becomes an offside decision. And, allegedly, this was also Mark Clattenburg's view. This is a ridiculous argument as Scott Dann only put it in his own net due to the presence of the 3 Man Utd players. The reason allowing the goal is the right decision is that no Man Utd player was offside anyway (Ridgewell was playing them on). Alex McCleish may have been right when he said it was the right decision, wrong reasons. However, whatever the reason it was the right decision to over-rule the linesman's offside flag.

Cheers,
WB

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