In Manchester City Derby, referee Atwell made three controversial decisions in just six minutes, Casemiro, Foden and Cancelo fell to the ground in the opponent's box three times, and Atwell did not award a penalty.
In the 52nd minute, United won a free-kick and after the ball went into the box, Varane picked out a shot that deflected and the assistant referee raised the flag to signal that Varane was offside. Before Varane's shot, Casemiro fell into the box. Sky Sports pointed out that Casemiro was suspected of diving.
However, referee Atwell did not award a penalty. Instead, the Manchester City players asked the referee to show Casemiro a yellow card, and from slow motion, Casemiro was indeed suspected of "diving".
Just two minutes later, Foden broke through inside the United penalty area and fell to the ground under Casemiro's defence, and the referee again said there was no penalty. Sky Sports noted, "It's not a penalty and it's too far-fetched to award a foul. ”
In the 56th minute, Cancelo burst into the box and smashed the ball, only to be knocked down by Casemiro behind him. The referee again spread his hands and signaled that there was no foul. Judging from slow motion, Casemiro did push and shove Cancelo behind his back.