Chelsea beat Manchester United at Stamford Bridge with the Blues benefitting from two penalty kicks.
The first penalty put Chelsea 2-0 up, with few complaints from Manchester United’s players. Antony was judged to have fouled the Chelsea full-back.
Cole Palmer sent Andre Onana the wrong way, before Manchester United pulled it back to 2-2 by half-time. Alejandro Garnacho and Bruno Fernandes had brought United level.
United then took a 3-2 lead, before Diogo Dalot fouled Noni Madueke in stoppage time to make it 3-3. Chelsea then added a deflected winner to steal the game 4-3.
Pundits split on first Chelsea penalty
Former Manchester United defender David May felt Andre Onana should have done better for Chelsea’s opening goal, but pinned the blame on the second towards the officials.
May commented: “I don’t think its a penalty at all. So, so soft.
“Maybe I’m being a little biased but the second one is not a penalty. To lose it like that is sickening.
“I think we’ve been cheated I honestly do, we’ve been robbed.”
He was backed by Sammy McIlroy, who remarked, about the first spot-kick: “I don’t think there’s any contact.”
Former academy prospect Ben Thornley wasn’t singing from the same hymn sheet, laying the blame on Antony.
Thornley said: “He can’t allow Cucurella to get in front of him, and then make a clumsy tackle,” pointing to two errors from the Brazilian.
Second penalty blows it for United
There was minimal contact on Noni Madueke from Diogo Dalot, but the Chelsea winger was travelling at pace and went down inside the box.
McIlroy told MUTV: “We’re winning the game now lets get behind the ball. Let’s just see the game out.
“For me the two penalties, not at all. The first one was no contact at all, we had some great angles here, I didn’t see any contact looking at it.”
Wes Brown added: “He shouldn’t have got himself in that position,” of Dalot, who he had praised in the lead up to the game.
Thornley commented: “The penalty was slightly harsh. I didn’t think it was as clear cut as the first one.
“It was one of the poorest and one-sided refereeing displays I’ve seen in a long time.”
Antony first Premier League assist
If the penalty was the low point for Antony, there were some positives thereafter for the Brazilian on an individual basis.
After Moises Caicedo gifted Alejandro Garnacho a goal, Antony set United on the way for an equaliser with a cross-field ball to launch a counter-attack.
He threatened in the second half with a clever ball across the box which nobody could get on the end of, before a pass of the season contender for Manchester United’s third goal.
Antony played a pass with the outside of his boot, which Garnacho headed in to put United 3-2 up.
This was Antony’s first Premier League assist of the season. It was long overdue.
He has two goals and two assist in total for the season, including FA Cup goal contributions.