Fans fume ‘where is the consistency?’ as Ederson gets away with same challenge Man Utd’s Onana gave away penalty for
EDERSON sparked a penalty controversy as fans compared an unpunished challenge from the Manchester City keeper to a costly blunder from Andre Onana.
Viewers were divided after one supporter blasted refereeing “inconsistency” in two crucial Premier League matches in the space of 24 hours.
Manchester United No1 Onana clattered into Zeki Amdouni with his arms on Saturday – conceding a spot-kick from which the same Burnley midfielder tucked home a late spot-kick equaliser.
Then with the scores still level in City’s 2-0 win at Nottingham Forest, Ederson and home defender Willy Boly both collapsed after an aerial collision.
One fan posted: “Onana legit conceded a penalty for this yesterday. Where’s the CONSISTENCY in this league?” while another insisted it was the “same foul”.
A few others claimed it was a “scam” – suggesting United have been unfairly targeted this season.
A batch of Arsenal supporters were also upset by the decision.
That’s partly because City went on to move second, a point behind the Gunners but with a game in hand.
A Josko Gvardiol header and a poacher’s finish from fit-again sub Erling Haaland clinched victory, which left Forest just a point above the drop zone.
One angry fan reacted: “Checking Badge…. Confirmed. It’s Man City, not United. No penalty.”
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But many viewers seemed staggered by comparisons between the two incidents.
And some reckoned that, if there was an offender, it was the Forest star.
One fan wrote: “This is nowhere near the same… Boly completely throws himself at Ederson. Onana punched the Burnley player.”
A Red Devils’ supporter argued: “Boly fouls Ederson here. We all hate City , but let’s get facts correct.”
And a third observer said of the two clashes: “Not even remotely the same thing bro.”
This weekend’s dispute follows two big spot-kick debates involving handball claims the previous weekend when City and United triumphed in their FA Cup semi-finals.
Chelsea were infuriated when VAR cleared Jack Grealish of handball, despite his flailing arm making contact with a Cole Palmer free-kick as Pep Guardiola’s men won 1-0.
Then the next day pundits were split after United’s Aaron Wan-Bissaka WAS penalised for handball, enabling Coventry to complete a 3-3 comeback from 3-0 down in the FA Cup semi-final before the Red Devils went through 4-2 on penalties.