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Rio Ferdinand has praised Manchester United for "not rolling over" like they might previously have done after Arsenal's equaliser at Old Trafford on Sunday.

Manchester United winger Antony was deemed fortunate not to have been sent off against Manchester City, thanks mostly to Jeremy Doku's reaction to the incident at Old Trafford.

Manchester City have been told the actions of Erling Haaland prior to the tussle with Harry Maguire prevented them from receiving a second penalty against Manchester United on Sunday.

Manchester City raced into a 26th-minute lead in Sunday's derby against Manchester United at Old Trafford courtesy of an Erling Haaland penalty.

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

Jack Grealish was on the receiving end of a controversial handball decision that allowed Manchester United to get back on level terms in the FA Cup final on Saturday.

Victor Lindelof was struck by an object thrown from a spectator during the celebrations of Manchester United’s equaliser in the FA Cup final.

To be a success at Manchester United you need several ingredients: talent, hunger, belief and luck.

Andy Robertson appeared to take an ELBOW in the face from linesman during Liverpool's clash with Arsenal at Anfield.

Antony's exuberant celebrations

Premier League rivals in Manchester United and Arsenal on Sunday afternoon. Naturally, there were some contentious decisions both ways - including an early incident in the first-half.

Mikel Arteta has blasted his side's disallowed goal after Arsenal suffered their first loss of the season away to Manchester United. The Gunners had won each of their first five matches of the new Premier League season before Sunday's heavyweight clash at Old Trafford.

Gary Neville has given his verdict after Arsenal believed they were unfairly denied after Gabriel Martinelli's eleventh-minute goal was disallowed by VAR and referee Paul Tierney.

including last month's £180 million promotion shoot-out between Nottingham Forest and Huddersfield, players and managers have had enough.Now Premier League stars are ramping up the pressure and demanding that ex-professionals who understand the dark arts join VAR officials in their Stockley Park bunker to help them get it right. Pundits including former England captain Alan Shearer and Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher have consistently warned that VAR technology is not the problem.READ MORE: Cristiano Ronaldo's dancing debut has fans in hysterics as Man Utd icon shows off movesThey reckon it's the referees in charge of the toys who are spoiling the game.

Mikel Arteta by calling him a "mini-me" following the Arsenal manager's enraged post-match interview.The Spaniard saw his side suffer a setback in their hopes of qualifying for next season's Champions League as they succumbed to a 3-0 defeat to Tottenham in Thursday night's North London derby. Harry Kane netted a double for Spurs, either side of a reckless red card for Gunners defender Rob Holding, before Son Heung-min completed the rout.Arteta was visibly furious during his post-match interview, in which he repeatedly refused to comment on the performance of referee Paul Tierney, who awarded Spurs a spot-kick following a contentious foul from Cedric Soares and gave Holding his marching orders with just 33 minutes on the clock. In the wake of the episode, BeIN Sports presenter Keys took to Twitter to mock Arteta over his interview antics.Keys asserted that the Gunners boss seemed strikingly similar to Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola, whom he worked with before accepting the Arsenal job, in the spiky post-match interview with Sky Sports' Geoff Sheeves.

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta channeled his inner Jose Mourinho by refusing to speak about referee Paul Tierney's performance after his side were thumped 3-0 by Tottenham.The Gunners headed into Thursday night's north London derby knowing that they could officially clinch a top-four finish with a win. But a brace from Harry Kane and a second half strike from Son Heung-Min was enough to down Arsenal, who had Rob Holding sent off in the 34th minute.Holding was given his marching orders after picking up two cautions in just seven minutes – leaving Arsenal with a mountain to climb.

Mikel Arteta has been told he made an immediate mistake after Rob Holding was sent off for Arsenal in their loss to rivals Tottenham.Holding was dismissed by referee Paul Tierney on Thursday night after receiving two yellow cards inside the opening 33 minutes, with the second coming for an erratic elbow on Son Heung-min. Following the Gunners going down to 10 men, Arteta opted against making a substitution and instead reshuffled those players on the pitch to deal with the red card.That decision drew criticism at half-time from Sky Sports pundit Jamie Redknapp after Arsenal had slipped further behind before the interval.“I must admit, the manager gets it wrong too," explained Redknapp.

Arsenal against Tottenham Hotspur.The Arsenal defender was given his marching orders by referee Paul Tierney after being shown a second yellow card for lashing out at Heung-Min Son with an elbow. His dismissal came sandwiched between a brace from Harry Kane which left the Gunners trailing their arch-rivals in a crucial match in the race for Champions League football.Fans and pundits immediately criticised Holding's decision making after his moment of madness left Arsenal facing almost an hour with 10 men.Commentator Gary Neville immediately reacted with: “What is he doing? Oh my goodness.

Ronnie O'Sullivan’s record-smashing 147 break was quicker than it took VAR to check for an AS Roma offside.In the first round of the 1997 World Championship, the Essex-born snooker player cleared the table in five minutes and eight seconds - the fastest time ever to be recorded. But the amount of time it took for O'Sullivan, 46, to earn the 147 was quicker than it took a referee to work out a VAR decision.In November of last year, a for a check a possible offside for Tammy Abraham when Roma faced off against Torino took five minutes and 20 seconds, some 12 seconds longer.When Alessandro Buongiorno brought down Stephan El Shaarawy in the box with a poor tackle at the Stadio Olimpico, the home side were awarded a penalty.

Manchester City fans are split in opinion on the news that Everton have received an apology from the PGMOL after the Toffees were denied a penalty against City.

Pep Guardiola says that Rodri's handball against Everton should have been a penalty, if the officials decided there was no offside in the build-up.