10 Refereeing Decisions That Totally Screwed Newcastle United

9. Anthony Taylor Vs Manchester United (04.03.2015)

Scoreline: Newcastle 0-1 Manchester United Newcastle didn't get much luck under John Carver and who knows what could have happened if the former Toon boss had picked up a win against the Red Devils. And he nearly managed it. Referee, Anthony Taylor decided to make it as difficult as possible for struggling Carver and decided to not give a blatant penalty as Chris Smalling upended United striker Manu Riviere in the first half. The Magpies then should have had a throw-in in the build-up to Ashley Young€™s cruel winning goal in the final minute. The whole game left John Carver raging and said that he felt "robbed".
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