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Josh Challies

What referee Stuart Attwell told Manchester United players about Chelsea penalty decision

Chelsea's goalless draw against Manchester United was a game marred by controversy following an incident in the first half.

Marcus Rashford's free-kick was saved by Edouard Mendy and the ball then appeared to touch the arm of Callum Hudson-Odoi on at least two occasions.

While the ball also appeared to strike the arm of United's Mason Greenwood, that contact occurred after the touch from his England teammate.

Referee Stuart Attwell did not initially give a free-kick and was then called over to the touchline by VAR to view the incident again.

The official elected to uphold his decision but fresh controversy has now broken following the apparent comments of Attwell.

United defender Luke Shaw told Sky Sports after the game that Attwell admitted VAR told him to overturn the decision, which he did not do as it would have been controversial.

"The ref said to Maguire that if he says it’s a pen then it’s going to cause a lot of talk about it after, so I don’t know what happened there. Harry said he got told it was a pen by VAR, so I’m not sure."

The incident marks another day of dismay for Premier League officials, following another controversial incident in West Brom's victory over Brighton on Saturday.

Lewis Dunk scored with a quickly-taken free-kick following a whistle from Lee Mason, though the Baggies were not ready.

Following a VAR call, it was decided that Mason had blown his whistle again to halt play before the ball crossed the line and the goal was disallowed.

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