Craig Pawson: Last News

The Premier League has confirmed Paul Tierney will officiate the first Manchester derby of the season at Old Trafford on Sunday.

Erik ten Hag has defended Bruno Fernandes amid criticism of his captaincy in Manchester United's 2-0 defeat at Tottenham.

Cristiano Ronaldo's sister has slammed Erik ten Hag's decision to substitute the Manchester United legend against Newcastle.Ronaldo, 37, was hooked off in the 72nd minute of the Premier League clash on Sunday (October 16), despite United still searching for a goal in the 0-0 draw. He made his frustrations known, shaking his head after his number went up and muttering to himself as he trudged off.And now his sister Elma Aveiro has let Ten Hag know her thoughts on the matter.

Cristiano Ronaldo's goal for Manchester United against Newcastle United should have stood.The United forward had the ball in the back of the net twice at Old Trafford on Sunday but both strikes were ruled out by referee Craig Pawson. Firstly, Ronaldo was correctly flagged offside after rolling the ball into the net following a flowing move which saw him link-up with Jadon Sancho in the build-up.However, it was his second disallowed strike merely seconds later which has left United fans in uproar, with the subsequent Newcastle free-kick resulting in Ronaldo stroking the ball into an empty net.READ MORE: 'Useless' Fred blasted by Man Utd fans after flop misses open goal vs NewcastleFabian Schar touched the ball back to Nick Pope for the keeper to take the dead ball, only for Ronaldo to nip in and take the ball round Pope before rolling it into an empty net.The Portuguese striker had felt Schar had taken the free-kick himself, with him and his United team-mates surrounding Pawson to protest the decision.Ronaldo was even booked for his reaction, although new footage has suggested the goal should have stood.

Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag said he substituted Cristiano Ronaldo in their 0-0 draw with Newcastle to keep him fresh for upcoming Premier League fixtures against Tottenham and Chelsea.

These are your Manchester United evening headlines for Sunday, October 16.

Cristiano Ronaldo tried to score a cheeky goal against Newcastle - but he ended up getting a yellow card instead. When Manchester United played Newcastle in their Premier League encounter at Old Trafford, the attacker tried to outwit the opposition by nicking the ball when it was by Nick Pope’s feet before putting it in the net.

Liverpool star Virgil van Dijk left Manchester City players fuming with a piece of 's***housery' in the Community Shield.The Reds picked up the first trophy of the 2022/23 season with a 3-1 victory over City on Saturday (July 30). After Julian Alvarez had cancelled out Trent Alexander-Arnold's opener, Mohamed Salah put his side back in front from the spot with just over five minutes to go.Not content with just celebrating what looked to be the winning goal, Van Dijk latched onto an opportunity to delay City's restart.

Mikel Arteta “a disgrace” for his actions during Arsenal’s 3-1 win over Manchester United on Saturday.Both sides had a number of opportunities throughout the Premier League clash as the referee had his hands full with several contentious incidents. United were awarded one penalty out of three potential calls, while Arsenal were given one for Alex Telles’ clash with Bukayo Saka in the first-half.A goal was originally given as the ball broke to Arsenal’s Eddie Nketiah, who converted from close-range. But despite a VAR check ruling the goal out for offside, a penalty was then awarded to Arsenal for the challenge on Saka, which the Englishman converted.The frustration at having a goal chalked off saw Arteta argue with referee Craig Pawson as he made his way to the VAR monitor to review the incident.

Arsenal that Bruno Fernandes subsequently missed. The Red Devils were beaten 3-1 by Mikel Arteta's rampant Arsenal side in the early kick-off at the Emirates Stadium.

Manchester United supporters were left fuming with VAR during their Premier League showdown with Arsenal on Saturday afternoon. It was a tale of two penalties in the opening 45 minutes at the Emirates Stadium as Alex Telles gave one away upon his return to the starting XI.

Tottenham Hotspur against Manchester City in the Premier League.During Saturday’s encounter at the Etihad, Pawson made a strange reaction after Kane secured Spurs all three points in a 3-2 win, leaving fans to ponder why the official reacted as he did.As the final goal went in, Pawson turned to look at a dejected Pep Guardiola, and in that moment, fans felt his face depicted someone annoyed with the result.One wrote: “Can anyone give me a logical explanation for this reaction from Pawson, please! Because that looks like genuine annoyance?! And I hate conspiracy theories but he’s in charge for the League Cup Final!”Another said: “As a neutral, if a 92nd-minute equaliser being cancelled out by a 95th-minute winner doesn't get you excited, maybe you're not as neutral as you're supposed to be.”A third wrote: “I've always said refs should do post-match interviews to explain decisions. That Pawson reaction is another example of why they should be explaining themselves.

Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson Becker has been told to forget about his West Ham nightmare and move on after the Brazilian shared a sarcastic post on his Instagram account.Alisson was furious with the Hammers' first goal in Liverpool's 3-2 loss, claiming he was fouled by Angelo Ogbonna.But referee Craig Pawson disagreed and allowed the goal to stand - a stance that was backed by VAR.And it seems as though the Reds star is still bitter over the incident a week later after taking a blatant swipe at Pawson in a social media post.Alisson shared a picture of him catching the ball in Brazil's 1-0 win over Colombia with the sarcastic caption: 'When you can use your hands, the job it's not so hard,' followed by a thumbs-up and a thinking emoji.But

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp lost it at a reporter while he was being interviewed after his club's defeat to West Ham United on Sunday.The German told BBC Radio 5 Live reporter "I'm not your puppy" following the Reds' first defeat of the season as they were leapfrogged by the Hammers in the Premier League table.This is not the first time that Klopp has hit back at a reporter, having previously snapped at journalists after Liverpool matches in the past.In this instance, he took exception with being questioned about the decisions of referee Craig Pawson during the match.Speaking to Rob Nothman, Klopp firstly said: “It (Liverpool's unbeaten run coming to an end) is the least of my problems. That always happens.

Arsenal against Aston Villa on Friday night should have been disallowed due to a quirk in the IFAB laws of the game.

Leeds at Elland Road.Pascal Strujik was sent off for the challenge with Elliott stretchered off.It looked a fairly innocuous challenge though Elliott was in immediate pain while Mohamed Salah called for urgent treatment.Sky refused to replay the tackle as a worried Jurgen Klopp looked on and some players covered their eyes.Craig Pawson made the decision to send Strujik off while Elliott received treatment on the pitch.He was stretchered off shortly after with the physios having initially ran on before the referee even brought a halt to play.Elliott was seen applauding the Elland Road crowd as he was stretchered off while taking some pain-killing medication.And he posted on Instagram before the match was over, stating the recovery starts

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Jamie Redknapp has hailed Pep Guardiola as the "greatest ever" manager following Manchester City's Carabao Cup win - but Micah Richards does not completely agree.

Tottenham left-back Sergio Reguilon was heard directing a foul-mouthed blast at referee Craig Pawson during his side's 2-1 defeat to West Ham on Sunday.