Former FIFA referee Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh agreed with “King in Black” Anthony Taylor’s decision to penalize Aaron Wan-Bissaka in the match against Liverpool on the evening of April 7.

“This is an obvious penalty,” Mr. Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh shared with Znews – Knowledge . “MU’s defensive player (Wan-Bissaka – Reporter) prevents the movement of Liverpool’s attacking player (Harvey Elliott – Reporter).”

“In this phase, Elliott was controlling the ball in the penalty area, then Wan-Bissaka made the tackle. I think the MU player made a mistake. Wan-Bissaka had a tackle situation, making the opponent unable to can perform a forward dribbling situation,” the former Malaysian FIFA referee continued.

Mr. Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh also said that because Wan-Bissaka prevented Elliott from passing the ball, the position was in the penalty area, so referee Anthony Taylor blew a penalty against MU.

“If Wan-Bissaka did not make a move to block Elliott’s path, the Liverpool player could completely create something dangerous in the opponent’s goal,” said Mr. Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh, who was on duty at FIFA World Cup 2010 and Asian Cup 2011, further analysis.

On the Telegraph , former Premier League referee Keith Hackett praised his colleague Anthony Taylor. He stated his opinion: “Referee Taylor stood in a very favorable position to observe the situation. He made the correct decision. Without the intervention of VAR, Mr. Taylor made the correct decision. Stage The end of the match is always a sensitive time, but Mr. Taylor is very focused on the match.”

On the evening of April 7, in round 32 of the Premier League, Manchester United had a 2-2 draw against Liverpool. In the 82nd minute, Wan-Bissaka fouled Harvey Elliott in the penalty area. The slow-motion situation showed that the MU defender’s foot did not touch the opponent at all, this raised controversy that the home team was unfairly penalized.

Referee Taylor also made a decisive decision, blowing a penalty against MU. He did not refer to VAR.

According to football rules, whether VAR intervenes or not depends on the referee’s decision. If the referee has a favorable perspective to make a decision, he does not necessarily need to rely on VAR to check.