“He deceived the referee, am not accepting this” – Andy Cole reveals how Chelsea player deceived the ref in 1-1 draw against Man Utd
Following Chelsea’s 1-1 draw against Manchester United, Former Manchester United striker Andy Cole has claimed Chelsea defender Thiago Silva deceived the referee into awarding the Blues a penalty.
However, Manchester United were leading 1-0, the Blues were awarded a penalty after Aaron Wan-Bissaka fouled Thiago Silva.
Cole told Premier League Productions: “For me Thiago Silva doesn’t have control of the ball anyway,”
“Now if this happens further up the pitch nine times out of ten you’re not getting a free-kick. The referee is waving play on. I’m not quite sure why he’s given a penalty there. It’s not a penalty for me.
“In open play we’d just play on, otherwise you’d be stopping it every time the ball gets rolled forward and somebody makes a challenge. I’m not having it as a penalty. He’s a big tough centre half as well! I’m not having it!”