Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag criticises referee Andre Marriner after Brighton defeat

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Erik ten Hag criticised the performance of referee Andre Marriner after Manchester United lost 1-0 to Brighton. Alexis Mac Allister struck a 99th-minute penalty after Luke Shaw handled from a corner but Ten Hag and Shaw were adamant the Brighton forward Julio Enciso should not have received a free-kick which led to the pivotal corner.

Ten Hag also accused Marriner, who sent off Casemiro against Crystal Palace in the only other United match he has officiated this season, of failing to clamp down on Brighton's tactical fouling. Read more: United player ratings vs Brighton "He (Shaw) played very well but the annoying thing is the free-kick before is never a free-kick and I have seen really bad tackles today, sometimes without whistles as well," Ten Hag said. "Every attack you make with perspective they kick you and then it's a block but a fair block, it's a free-kick, it's a corner.

Then, of course, disappointed, handball, dying seconds and you can't react anymore. "It's not about me to give a judgement about the referee.

We lost this game, we made a mistake in the end, we did not take our chances but, as I said, there are some disappointments." Ten Hag rued United's profligacy - a recurring theme of their campaign - after Antony struck wide with a one-on-one in the second minute before Marcus Rashford and Anthony Martial were foiled by Jadon Steele.