The Premier League's Key Match Incidents (KMI) Panel has determined that officials were correct to refuse Amad a penalty during Manchester United's contentious draw at Bournemouth before the international break.

United were so enraged by the refereeing at the Vitality Stadium that they submitted a formal complaint to the referees' organisation, Professional Game Match Officials (PGMOL), but the five-man panel has delivered its verdict and upheld the decision.

Amad fell inside the penalty area midway through the second half when Bournemouth defender Adrien Truffert grabbed his arm. Referee Stuart Attwell dismissed the penalty appeals and the Cherries advanced to the opposite end and equalised seconds later.

United had already been awarded a penalty for a shirt pull on Matheus Cunha, and they also conceded a spot kick themselves while Harry Maguire was dismissed for placing his arm across Evanilson, an incident bearing a striking resemblance to the one involving Amad and Truffert.

It left Michael Carrick and United officials seething at the conclusion of the 2-2 draw, yet the KMI panel voted 3-2 in favour of Attwell's call and concluded that VAR Craig Pawson was equally justified in choosing...