By Seyi Babalola
The Premier League has revealed why West Ham received a penalty in their 2-1 victory over Manchester United on Sunday.
Referee David Coote did not give the penalty after Matthijs De Ligt collided with Danny Ings.
However, VAR Michael Oliver asked Coote to evaluate the event on the pitchside monitor.
Jarrod Bowen then dispatched the penalty past Andre Onana to score what proved to be the winner, after Casemiro cancelled out Cyrensio Summerville’s opener.
A statement from the Premier League released shortly, read: “The referee did not award a penalty to West Ham for a challenge by De Ligt on Ings.
“The VAR deemed there was sufficient contact on Ings’ lower leg and recommended an on-field review.
“The referee overturned his original decision and awarded a penalty.”
