Moyes and Ferguson agree as Man United pay the penalty

By Mike Collett

LONDON (Reuters) - Everton manager David Moyes and Manchester United's Alex Ferguson agreed that United should have been awarded a penalty during their FA Cup semi-final on Sunday.

The 68th-minute incident was the major talking point of a tense semi-final which ended in a 4-2 shootout victory for Everton after a goalless 120 minutes of open play.

Everton's England defender Phil Jagielka appeared to clatter into United winger Danny Welbeck inside the area with Everton keeper Tim Howard also rushing out.

But despite vociferous appeals from United, referee Mike Riley ruled there was no infringement.

"I have seen the video and it looks a penalty kick to me but because of the importance of the game the referee had to be sure," Ferguson told a news conference.

"But why would he (Welbeck) go down otherwise? It was a major decision and unfortunately it went against us."

Riley's impartiality was called into question this week when Moyes said he had been told that the referee was a United fan and Moyes said he was expecting the worst.

"I thought it was a penalty kick too and if I'd have been the United manager I'd have been shouting for a penalty kick," he said.