Fulham were denied a win by two controversial decisions in a draw with Manchester United, according to Marco Silva. Emile Smith Rowe equalised after Bruno Fernandes missed a first-half penalty that was awarded to United. United's opener was allowed despite a clear push by Leny Yoro on Calvin Bassey, with the ball deflecting off Rodrigo Muniz from a corner. Silva questioned why a foul on Bassey resulted in a penalty decision while simultaneous holding by Luke Shaw on Muniz went unpunished. Premier League referees were instructed to clamp down on holding at set-pieces this season. Bassey expressed confusion over the inconsistent calls.
"I would like to explain everything about the VAR decisions this afternoon but I can't. I can't because they were different in many different ways. They were unbelievable seeing two fouls at the same time, Shaw on Rodrigo and Bassey on Mount, both fouls, and they saw that Bassey foul was half of a half second before the Shaw foul on Muniz."
"Then the second one [the United goal]. I think what I saw is what everyone saw in the stadium, everyone around the world saw it. Two players were isolated at a corner and one player pushed the other to head the ball. If you go by the rules you know what is going to happen. I would like those types of decisions to always be the same. Simple as that."
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