Martin Keown has accused Marcus Rashford of diving for Manchester United's winning penalty against Nottingham Forest. Bruno Fernandes scored from the spot to complete a 3-2 comeback at Old Trafford.
United were 2-0 down after four minutes but fought themselves level through Christian Eriksen and Casemiro. Then Rashford went down under a challenge from Danilo in the area and United were awarded a penalty.
Replays show there was contact from the Forest midfielder, albeit not a great deal. Whilst that was enough to satisfy VAR that a penalty should be awarded, Keown was incensed.
He labelled Rashford's fall as a dive and insisted those at Stockley Park should have intervened. Want to join our MUFC Pro club for a totally ad-free version of the MEN's dedicated Manchester United FC app packed with premium features? Click here . READ MORE: Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag drops transfer hint ahead of deadline day "For me, there's no way that is a penalty," he told BBC Sport's Final Score. "It's unreal and in the wake of what we heard with Mike Dean this week about not reporting things to save the referee, I mean, I'm looking at that thinking, 'why has VAR missed that?' "It's a dive.