EPL: Ronaldo furious after being denied two penalties at West Ham
Cristiano Ronaldo was left furious after being denied not one but TWO penalty decisions as Manchester United edged to victory over West Ham.
The United talisman thought he should have had a first spotkick on 77 minutes after he turned Hammers defender Vladimir Coufal.
The Portuguese forward went theatrically to ground, having clipped the knee of the defending Czech.
Ref Martin Atkinson was on the scene and immediately signalled no penalty.
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The decision left Ronaldo fuming as he looked to add to his first-half goal.
His mood was not helped as the game went into injury time after he was denied a second penalty shout.
Atkinson again signalled no spotkick after Ronaldo was tripped by Kurt Zouma.
But with Ronaldo having notched four goals in his three appearances since his return to the Red Devils after 12 years away, the Portuguese was desperate to continue his fine start.
United fans were quick to back their star on social media and questioned Atkinson’s decisions.
‘UTDTrey’ wrote on Twitter: “Let it be known that “finished” Ronaldo was robbed of 2 penalties today and he still has 4 goals in 3 games. Unstoppable.”
‘iLatif_’ said: “Two Zouma fouls on Cristiano Ronaldo but they weren’t given. Two penalties for Manchester United smh.”
‘DillanMUFC’ added: “There is a clear campaign against Ronaldo! He should’ve been awarded at least two penalties in this game!”