While their patience with manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has won praise in certain quarters, Manchester United have taken a very different approach with an under-performing agency. US-based Toppan Merrill dropped the ball in November when they published the club’s quarterly financial results a day early, triggering a major headache at Old Trafford. However, that is the fate which befell talkSPORT’s Sam Matterface when he covered Burnley’s Premier League match with Arsenal on Saturday on a chilly afternoon. Fast forward 19 months and the top-flight referee is yet to officiate another Villa match. One insider disclosed the decisions are being made thanks to ‘an awareness of sensitivities’ at Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL) — but the situation is becoming farcical.

Source: Daily Mail March 07, 2021 22:31 UTC