Newcastle United legend Alan Shearer accused Manchester United star Jadon Sancho of diving after the Magpies 0-0 draw at Old Trafford.Manchester United news, exclusives and analysisEddie Howe’s side survived a late onslaught to earn a share of the spoils at the Theatre of Dreams but they rode their luck at times.While Newcastle may well have had a penalty in the first half after Raphael Varane’s challenge on Callum Wilson, there was controversy when Sancho was denied a spot kick after a tackle from Sean Longstaff.
The England winger cut inside before nudging past Longstaff, who appeared to swipe the winger’s feet from under him.However, Craig Pawson waved play on and VAR saw no reason to intervene.The decision caused outcry from the home fans at Old Trafford and the home side surrounded Pawson, begging him to give a penalty.But Pawson was not the only one that wasn’t convinced by Sancho’s appeals as Newcastle legend Shearer took to Twitter to accuse him of diving.<p lang=«en» dir=«ltr» xml:lang=«en»>Keep on fâ¦.
Diving you might get one eventually!!! â«ï¸âªï¸‘Keep on f……..Diving you might get one evnatually!!!’ tweeted Shearer.Ten Hag certainly felt his side should have been awarded a spot kick but he was in no mood to publicly criticise the officials.‘I don’t have a comment, everyone has seen it,’ said Ten Hag.It came after Cristiano Ronaldo appealed without success in the first half for a penalty after a collision with Kieran Trippier.
United missed two golden chances in the closing stages from Fred and Marcus Rashford.Ronaldo was replaced by Rashford with twenty minutes to go and the England striker missed a headed chance in the 96th minute to wrap up three points.