Ref Watch: EPL & Old Firm weekend incidents analysed by former refree Gallagher

Former referee Dermot Gallagher casts his eye over the controversial incidents from the weekend's Premier League and Old Firm action...

INCIDENT: Manchester United's Aaron Wan-Bissaka attempts to win the ball from Liverpool's Harvey Elliott inside the box, at the expense of a penalty.

DERMOT SAYS: "I think penalty if you make a challenge like this. The expectation from me was penalty. People say 'is there a lot of contact?' Well he dives in, he definitely makes contact.

"Has Elliott initiated contact? I think he's just stood his ground. My expectation was penalty and I think the decision is right."

STEPHEN WARNOCK SAYS: "I find it baffling. I've seen this all over social media - it's a lot of Man Utd fans saying it, suggesting there's no contact. They think it's not a penalty.

"One thing we always talk about is the reaction of the player. Wan-Bissaka doesn't argue it, no Manchester United player does. They all know it was a stonewall penalty."

INCIDENT: Tottenham's James Maddison appears to strike Nottingham Forest's Ryan Yates in the stomach in an off-the-ball clash.

DERMOT SAYS: "This was really interesting because it got flagged by VAR. I listened to the VAR. Maddison had already got a yellow card and I thought it would be a very interesting decision.

"The VAR came to the decision, and I quote, 'no evidence of violent conduct'. That's his choice.

"What I will say is, the referee has to be guided by VAR because he doesn't see it. VAR doesn't send him to the screen so he doesn't see the incident again. If he did, who knows what decision he would make?

"I think Maddison is really lucky. If you do that on a football field and you get sent off, you haven't got a leg to stand on.

"The referee hasn't had a chance to look at it