Howard Webb confirms controversial penalty incident that led to Erik ten Hag's sacking at Manchester United was wrong

The West Ham penalty that gave West Ham victory and led to Erik ten Hag's dismissal should not have been awarded, according to Howard Webb.

The Dutchman was torn to pieces following Manchester United's 2-1 defeat at the London Stadium on October 27, and a costly refereeing decision may have contributed to this.

He Times claim that PGMOL head of refereeing Webb insists the decision to award the Hammers a penalty in added time was the wrong decision.

Jarrod Bowen He kept his cool to convert from 12 yards out and give Julen Lopetegui's men the vital three points.

The result proved to be the last straw for Ten Hag, who was fired as United coach the next day, with the Red Devils on a streak of one win in eight and falling to 14th place.

Field umpire David Coote initially saw nothing related to an infringement after a cross between Matthijs de Ligt and Danny Ings.

Coote was later called to the pitchside monitor by assistant referee Michael Oliver to take a closer look at the incident.

The penalty was awarded after a delay of more than two minutes, much to the dismay of De Ligt and Ten Hag.

The decision was the final nail in the coffin for the former Ajax coach, who could have continued in charge for a while longer if Coote had not awarded the penalty.

Webb is understood to have spoken about the decision and is expected to reference it on next week's episode of Mic'd Up, although the show's running order has yet to be finalised.

The program sheds light on controversial refereeing decisions from previous Premier League matches.

The Key Match Incidents panel, which is an independent group that reviews major decisions by Premier League referees, is also believed to have found the decision incorrect.

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After the game at the London Stadium, Ten Hag claimed that his team was the victim of an injustice.

“First of all, in football the best team does not always win, today that has become clear and evident,” he said at the post-match press conference.

“But the VAR did not work in a clear and obvious way. Before the season they explained how the VAR works, and only when it is clear and obvious should they intervene.

“What they didn't do against Spurs, when they should have, is interfere with the red card for Bruno, and now they make the wrong decision by interfering, and they both have a big impact on the results of the games.

“I'm not criticizing anyone, I'm criticizing the process. It had a big impact on the score. The other impact was that we didn't score.”

In an attempt to explain the controversial penalty decision, the Premier League Match Center posted on social media: “The referee did not award a penalty to West Ham for a challenge by De Ligt on Ings.

“VAR considered there was sufficient contact to Ings' lower leg and recommended an on-field review.

“The referee overturned his original decision and awarded a penalty.”