Referee Howard Webb has admitted he was wrong to award a penalty to Manchester United in their Premier League match against Tottenham Hotspur at Old Trafford on Saturday. The visitors were leading 2-0 when Webb ruled that Spurs goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes had fouled Michael Carrick after 57 minutes when television replays showed he had palmed the ball away to safety before colliding with the midfielder. Cristiano Ronaldo converted the penalty and put United back into the game, which they went on to win 5-2 to return to the top of the table. Webb told the BBC: “I've looked at it again and I think it was a mistake but we make these decisions honestly. It's not always easy to see the way the play pans out from pitch level.”
