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Aston Villa boss Smith slams 'pathetic' decision to award Man Utd penalty

Aston Villa manager Dean Smith has hit out at the decision to award Manchester United a penalty as his side went down 3-1 on Sunday.

After Bertrand Traore gave the home side the lead, United pulled level with a penalty from Bruno Fernandes in the second half.

The spot kick was awarded after Paul Pogba went down under a challenge from Douglas Luiz, but Smith was left perplexed by the referee's call, especially in the wake of Manchester City winger Raheem Sterling being denied a penalty in a similar situation against Chelsea on Saturday.

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