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Referee Howard Webb, left, walks from the pitch after Manchester United's 2-1 loss to Tottenham Jon Super/AP/Press Association Images

Moyes questions referee Webb's performance following Spurs defeat

The coach claims his team had a “stonewall penalty” turned down.

DAVID MOYES HAS questioned Howard Webb’s performance in Manchester United’s 2-1 loss to Tottenham, their fourth home defeat of the season.

Goals from Emmanuel Adebayor and Christian Eriksen had the visitors two goals in front at Old Trafford after 66 minutes.

Danny Welbeck pulled a goal immediately after Eriksen’s header, however Moyes felt decisions went against his side as they went in search of an equaliser.

Ashley Young had claims for a penalty when challenged by Hugo Lloris and an apparent foul on Adnan Januzaj resulted in a booking for diving, something Moyes was not happy with.

“I thought the team played really well, (we) certainly should have had a penalty kick and a sending off for the challenge the goalkeeper (Hugo Lloris) had on Ashley Young,” he said.

“Scandalous, it’s a scandal, anywhere else on the pitch with your foot high and you follow through it would be a sending off.

“The goalkeeper comes out, Ashley Young gets the ball before him and he follows through, it’s an incredible decision that didn’t go our way, in fact it’s probably one of the worst I’ve seen.

“That was a stonewall penalty kick, if that isn’t given as a penalty kick I don’t think we’re going to see one again in the Premier League.

“We didn’t finish well enough in the first half, we played well, especially in the first 30 minutes, but we got done a couple of counter attack goals. We just didn’t create the cross or the finish that might’ve got us the opening goal. We could have done better.

“All you can do is play well and hope you take the opportunities when they come. Their effort was terrific in trying to come back from 2-0 down. We didn’t deserve to be behind. We’ll keep trying to win the next game, that’s all you can do.”

Nemanja Vidic and Wayne Rooney both had chances to score in the closing minutes but found Lloris in good form, and United slipped to a third defeat in four at Old Trafford which saw them drop to seventh in the Premier League.

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    Mute David Bailey
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    Jan 2nd 2014, 12:18 AM

    First time I’ve seen united give out about Webb! They don’t give out when he gives dubious decisions in favour of united!

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    Mute Dave O'Shaughnessy
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    Jan 2nd 2014, 12:17 AM

    Now United fans can have a finer appreciation of LFC supporters infuriation with Webb’s awful performance and decisions against Chelsea last Sunday.

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    Mute Ciaran Purdy
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    Jan 2nd 2014, 12:21 AM

    Here here

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    Jan 2nd 2014, 1:27 AM

    Totally agree good comment

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    Mute William O Connell
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    Jan 2nd 2014, 1:30 AM

    Howard Webb is suppose to be the best ref in England he should be fired after the decisions he made in the last two games

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    Mute Giuseppe Signori
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    Jan 2nd 2014, 1:33 AM

    He should be fined and given a hefty suspension from the touchlines…he has questioned the integrity of the ref and used tough language in his interview

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    Mute Cian O'Connor
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    Jan 2nd 2014, 12:58 AM

    O wow if they fecking played better they wouldn’t have to worry about bad decisions. Just more excuses for poor form. This is from a long time United fan :(

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    Mute Tony Lenihan
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    Jan 2nd 2014, 12:42 AM

    Bit of Karma for the Diving expert Young, Webbs new United contract mustn’t have the ” no penalty no fee” clause in it, Taxi for moyes!

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    Mute Ciaran Purdy
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    Jan 2nd 2014, 12:07 AM

    Shouldn’t have signed him then

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    Mute SlyLad
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    Jan 2nd 2014, 12:22 AM

    That’s Pogba and Webb contracts expired at united…. Poor business

    I think Chelsea had him signed on a pre contract agreement anyway.

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    Mute Sam Morris
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    Jan 2nd 2014, 12:25 AM

    Massive mistake letting pogba go to juventus :(

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    Mute Sam Morris
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    Jan 2nd 2014, 12:36 AM

    Probably wrong place to be post that :)

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    Mute Ciaran Purdy
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    Jan 2nd 2014, 12:43 AM

    He prob be brutal at united… Italian league is not the best in fairness

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    Mute Sam Morris
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    Jan 2nd 2014, 12:50 AM

    Europes top u21 let him go for £1million I’d take him over fellani any day :)

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    Mute Ciaran Purdy
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    Jan 2nd 2014, 12:56 AM

    I’d say lukaku would pip him to that in fairness, his goal record is unreal for someone so young, fergie said they had no choice anyway, the man wanted to go

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    Mute Sam Morris
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    Jan 2nd 2014, 1:03 AM

    He won the award in 2013 :)

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    Mute Ciaran Purdy
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    Jan 2nd 2014, 1:06 AM

    Is that a UEFA award?

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    Mute Sam Morris
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    Jan 2nd 2014, 1:16 AM

    Na it’s given by sports journalists

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    Mute Ciaran Purdy
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    Jan 2nd 2014, 1:23 AM

    If he’s that good united wouldn’t of let it go right down to the wire on his contract, why did they let morrison go, that’s what ye should be asking see his displays?

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    Mute Sam Morris
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    Jan 2nd 2014, 1:34 AM

    I’ve not seen much of him to be honest so can’t comment on it :)

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    Mute Ciaran Purdy
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    Jan 2nd 2014, 1:45 AM

    Google ravel morrisons goal for west ham against spurs this year, he’s box to box midfielder

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    Mute Sam Morris
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    Jan 2nd 2014, 1:49 AM

    Cracker

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    Mute Ciaran Purdy
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    Jan 2nd 2014, 1:50 AM

    Type in ravel morrison England training goal, I know it’s only training but it’s a bit special

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    Mute Patrick
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    Jan 2nd 2014, 3:05 AM

    Ciara n ravel Morrison has flashes here and there but overall he is an average player. He played against united a few weeks ago and was missing throughout the game

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    Mute Gavin Doyle
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    Jan 2nd 2014, 9:22 AM

    Ya still have to have skill to stand out like he is doing at the moment and the Italians are still a hard draw in the champions league for any team .

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    Mute Gavin Doyle
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    Jan 2nd 2014, 9:24 AM

    Yas signed bebe sure ya had the cover

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    Mute Ciaran Purdy
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    Jan 2nd 2014, 9:47 AM

    He’s a prospect finding his feet, if he played with better players ie. United I’m sure he would prosper

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    Mute Mattew Keane
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    Jan 2nd 2014, 10:33 AM

    Morrison was let go because of his off the field activities and constant run ins with the Police

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    Mute Ciaran Purdy
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    Jan 2nd 2014, 2:32 PM

    All geniuses are flawed

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    Mute Paul Nelly Nelson
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    Jan 2nd 2014, 10:11 AM

    At last some karma catching up with utd and their blinkered ‘fans’. Mid table teams regularly get these terrible, game changing mistakes made against them by the officials. Im not talking about close calls or ambiguous incidents that the officials cant be sure of, Im talking about the glaringly obvious ones like yesterday. They dont just change a game, they change a season. No longer will teams go to old trafford thinking that no matter how well they play , howard webb will play better for utd. Did the utd fans have sympathy when reality was pointed out? Did they man up and say ‘yes that was a bod decision’? Did they f@ck. They sneered and said people were jealous, suck it up utd fans, long may it continue looool.

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    Mute Mitch Connor
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    Jan 2nd 2014, 7:02 AM

    Is Howard not on the Old Trafford payroll?

    Or were his previously deferential decisions in the past down to Fergie alone?

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    Mute Ciaran Purdy
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    Jan 2nd 2014, 12:06 AM

    Shouldn’t of signed him then

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    Mute Ciarán Dubhlain
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    Jan 2nd 2014, 12:15 AM

    hilarious

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    Mute tom pepper
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    Jan 2nd 2014, 2:14 AM

    Nobody fears United anymore, not even Howard Webb,

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    Mute Shane Lyons
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    Jan 2nd 2014, 12:17 AM

    Ashley’s balance on the pitch is the same as Bambi’s on ice!!!!

    Prob would take his bank balance though!!!

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    Mute Gavin Doyle
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    Jan 2nd 2014, 9:19 AM

    Did fergy not tell him how much his wages were and what bank account to leave it in before he left .
    This was probably Luis Suarez fault as well .

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    Jan 2nd 2014, 12:31 AM

    COYS!!!

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    Mute ronan dunne
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    Jan 2nd 2014, 12:50 AM

    Terrible performances two weeks in a row but he refereed a World Cup final so he’s bullet proof.

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    Mute Michael Bullock
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    Jan 2nd 2014, 12:21 PM

    What about the handball for spurs penalty that wasn’t given?

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    Mute william motley
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    Jan 2nd 2014, 9:27 AM

    Funniest post match interview I’ve watched in recent times.Hahahaha he was so butthurt

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    Mute Conchúr Ó Donnghaile
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    Jan 2nd 2014, 2:06 AM

    Did Ashley young not hit an audacious shot towards goal? That’s advantage from what I gather..

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    Jan 2nd 2014, 12:16 AM

    A Year !! A New Years Resolution and A new A/c for For the same trolling idiot of 2013 Steo collie jammer meade johnson !

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    Mute Kevin Buston
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    Jan 2nd 2014, 12:25 AM

    Shane he would have split him in two if he stayed on his feet!!!

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    Mute william motley
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    Jan 2nd 2014, 1:37 AM

    ^ pathetic oul gobshi

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