This article contains adult content that may be inappropriate for minors. Please confirm that you are 18 years or older to continue. This article contains images or details that some readers may find disturbing. Reader discretion is advised. Oliver Glasner, manager of Crystal Palace, believes the Londoners were victims of the "advantage" of playing away at Manchester United, pointing to the controversial penalty, successfully converted by Bruno Fernandes, as a key factor in the 2-1 defeat at Old Trafford. The decisive moment of the match occurred in the 54th minute when referee Chris Kavanagh awarded a penalty for a foul by Maxence Lacroix on Matheus Cunha. The infraction began outside the area, but the forward only fell inside the penalty box. Initially, the match official only awarded the penalty. However, after a four-minute VAR intervention and a visit to the monitor, Kavanagh ended up showing a direct red card to the French center-back for denying a clear goal-scoring opportunity. For Glasner, the decision was excessively punishing for his player, who interestingly had scored the goal that put Palace ahead in the first half. "The red card changed the game completely," said the coach, who will be without the defender for Thursday's trip to Tottenham. The Palace manager detailed his perspective on the incident: "A penalty and a red card is a very severe decision because the foul started outside the area, and normally, the foul should be marked where it begins. Matheus Cunha was very clever to wait until he was inside the area to fall." The Austrian, who is leaving the Eagles at the end of the season, also revealed that he spoke with the fourth official about the complexity of the analysis. "They had to check first if it was offside or not, then if it was a foul or not, where it started, and if it was a red card or not. There are three or four situations to evaluate, and that takes time, but it seems like it was the wrong decision, so it doesn't improve if it takes less time. But we have to accept it," he lamented. In his analysis, the coach suggested that the home factor may have influenced the decision. "It's not a penalty; maybe I could have seen a red card for the foul outside the area. That's what can be discussed. Maybe it's a bit of the Old Trafford bonus," he concluded. Following the incident, the Portuguese captain of the Red Devils equalized the match, and later, Benjamin Sesko scored the header that sealed the comeback and secured three points for the home team, beating goalkeeper Dean Henderson.
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