The Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL) have reportedly admitted that referee Anthony Taylor was wrong to move Manchester United's wall further back for Lucas Digne's free-kick in their 3-1 defeat by Aston Villa last month.
Digne put Villa 2-0 up after just 11 minutes in Unai Emery's first game in charge of the club on November 6, with United perplexed over why their wall for the set-piece was pushed further back than the usual 10 yards.
According to the Manchester Evening News, United were able to access the audio interaction between Taylor and the players, given how the referee was miked up for the game.