United held at home

26 November 2011 17:16

Manchester United were left furious as a Demba Ba penalty robbed them of victory in a 1-1 draw against Newcastle at Old Trafford.

Leading through Javier Hernandez, TV replays showed Rio Ferdinand played the ball as he slid in on Hatem Ben Arfa.

The well-placed far-side linesman decided otherwise and despite the dismissal of Jonas Gutierrez, United were unable to force home a winner, old boy Danny Simpson producing a magnificent goal-line clearance to turn away Hernandez's header.

Source: PA