Manchester United were beaten 1-0 at home against Real Sociedad in their Europa League opener, but it was a controversial penalty that handed the visitors victory.United fans were furious as referee Marco Di Bello gave Sociedad a penalty for a handball on Lisandro Martinez, although replays showed that it only struck his hand after deflecting off his leg. Fans, pundits and commentators were convinced that VAR would send the referee over to the screen to review the decision, but they decided not to intervene.Brais Mendes converted the resulting spot kick to put the visitors ahead, and it ended up being the only goal of the game as United got off to the worst start in Europe.
