Manchester United — refereeing decisions
Panel-confirmed errors involving Manchester United · 2023-24 onward
Since the Premier League's independent Key Match Incidents panel began publishing, 11 confirmed refereeing errors have involved Manchester United — 6 in their favour and 5 against them, a net expected-goals swing of +1.47 across 11 matches.
More calls against a club is not evidence of bias — the spread between clubs is close to what chance produces. RefCard publishes the ledger, not an accusation.
By season
| Season | Errors involving them | In their favour | Against them |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 8 | 4 | 4 |
| 2024-25 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023-24 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Every confirmed error involving Manchester United
- 2025-26 · Manchester United v Manchester City (2026-01-17) — referee Anthony Taylor; the decision went in their favour. Panel: 2025-26 on-field below-threshold (B#17): red_card_not_shown — Manchester United v Manchester City. No votes (below clear-and-obvious threshold).
- 2025-26 · Wolves v Manchester United (2025-12-08) — referee Michael Salisbury; the decision went against them. Panel: 2025-26 KMI VAR error (missed_intervention): penalty_not_awarded — Wolves v Manchester United. OF vote 0-5, VAR vote 1-4.
- 2025-26 · Newcastle v Manchester United (2026-03-04) — referee Peter Bankes; the decision went in their favour. Panel: 2025-26 wrongly-shown second yellow (Jacob Ramsey, Newcastle). No votes.
- 2025-26 · Manchester United v Nottingham Forest (2026-05-17) — referee Michael Salisbury; the decision went in their favour. Panel: 2025-26 KMI VAR error (wrong_rejected_overturn): goal_allowed — Manchester United v Nottingham Forest. OF vote 1-4, VAR vote 1-4.
- 2025-26 · Fulham v Manchester United (2025-08-24) — referee Chris Kavanagh; the decision went in their favour. Panel: 2025-26 on-field below-threshold (B#4): goal_allowed — Fulham v Manchester United. No votes (below clear-and-obvious threshold).
- 2025-26 · Burnley v Manchester United (2026-01-07) — referee Stuart Attwell; the decision went against them. Panel: 2025-26 on-field below-threshold (B#16): goal_disallowed — Burnley v Manchester United. No votes (below clear-and-obvious threshold). | Match-report confirmed 2026-06-23: Man Utd goal wrongly disallowed (Lisandro Martinez foul on Walker; KMI said goal should stand; ref Attwell). affected=Man United.
- 2025-26 · Brentford v Manchester United (2025-09-27) — referee Craig Pawson; the decision went against them. Panel: 2025-26 KMI VAR error (missed_intervention): red_card_not_shown — Brentford v Manchester United. OF vote 0-5, VAR vote 0-5.
- 2025-26 · Manchester United v West Ham (2025-12-04) — referee Andrew Kitchen; the decision went against them. Panel: 2025-26 missed second yellow (Aaron Wan-Bissaka, West Ham). No votes.
- 2024-25 · Manchester United v Tottenham (2024-09-29) — referee Chris Kavanagh; the decision went against them. Panel: Fernandes is reaching, the contact is high but certainly not excessive force or endangering the safety. The evidence is also there for a VAR intervention.
- 2024-25 · Manchester United v Aston Villa (2025-05-25) — referee Thomas Bramall; the decision went in their favour. Panel: Referee blew whistle before ball crossed line, disallowing Morgan Rogers' goal for Aston Villa following a challenge on Altay Bayindir.
- 2023-24 · Manchester United v Wolves (2023-08-14) — referee Simon Hooper; the decision went in their favour. Panel: 2023-24 KMI VAR error (missed intervention): penalty not awarded for Onana on Kalajdzic, 90+6 in Man Utd 1-0 Wolves; VAR failed to intervene. No per-incident vote split published in the season-end source.