Out of view and as distant from the pitch as possible, Atkinson watched Paul Tierney preside sensibly over a committed contest where the only line that was crossed was by those to his right on the terraces.
Atkinson will have strolled down the gangway satisfied with the officiating after a chastening Saturday. Only the monitor available to Atkinson did not show the ball that dropped to Wout Weghorst for his late disallowed goal was via a Leeds player's arm.
Still, the robot at Stockley Park ignored a replay that the broadcasters had beamed into the living rooms and pubs and drew his lines. Weghorst's afternoon ought to have ended with an assist and a goal. Instead, his league drought extended to five games.
United did at least achieve their first Premier League away win by a two-goal margin this season. More points squandered by Arsenal and a short stint above City in second place restarted the tedious title chatter around the Reds on Sunday.
Gary Neville feels they are not in with a shout but Roy Keane does. United trail Arsenal by only five points but the leaders have two games in hand - the first against City at home tonight.
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ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
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