Andre Onana Breaks Silence on Controversial Wolverhampton Penalty Claim

• Andre Onana did not hold back in his assessment of his apparent foul on a Wolves player
• The United goalie insisted Wolves should not have had a penalty, despite crashing onto Sasa Kalajdzic
• Three Premier League officials at the centre of the controversy have since been overlooked for the weekend matches

Manchester United goalkeeper Andre Onana clarified his feelings on the controversy involving himself during the Premier League clash against Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Onana was making his Premier League debut following a famous £ 47.2 million move to Old Trafford from Ajax.

The Cameroon international was very impressive for large parts of the game, although the rest of the outfield players were lacklustre as United came out with a scrappy 1-0 win.

Things would have gone much worse for Ten Hag’s side, had Wolves been awarded a penalty late in the game after Onana collided with Sasa Kalajdzic in the box in the 95th minute.

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The match officials ruled out a penalty, as they deemed that there was no clear and obvious error, leading to an outrage on social media.

Despite the important three points, the incident between Onana and Kalajdzic was the major talking point, and the goalie was unapologetic after the game, per BBC.

Sky Sports caught up with Onana after the game, and the 27-year-old was asked about the controversial penalty incident.

"Goalkeepers make decisions, sometimes you are right, sometimes you are not," he said as quoted on Sky Sports.

"I made a decision and I am responsible for everything. For me, it was contact between two big guys. I was calm and nothing happened."

Asked whether he was confident a penalty would not be given, Onana added:

"Of course I was confident.”

Meanwhile, United will now have to put the Wolves game behind them as they prepare to take on Tottenham Hotspur in their next Premier League outing on Saturday, August 19.

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EPL drops refs

Sports Brief also reported on the consequences three Premier League officials received after the controversy in the Manchester United vs Wolves game.

Centre referee, Simon Hooper, alongside two other match officials Michael Salisbury and Richard West will sit out the second-round fixtures after admitting their error in the Monday night game.

This comes at a time when the President of the referee's body, Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL), Howard Webb, apologised to Wolves for the error.