Ok, so it'll be time to move on soon but just to be clear... I've had my stopwatch in action..
Albion equalised with a little over 30 seconds of stoppage time remaining. Then, more time needs to be added for the aftermath of the goal.
Steve McManaman declared about 28 seconds after the ball went in that 'the goal will stand Brighton fans'. The VAR check complete, so there was no long delay. BT were on replays but it seems safe to assume much of the time wasted between then and kick-off was Man United moping around feeling sorry for themselves, as they'd all gone down in the box like Bayern Munich in the '99 Champions League Final. Not something for which Albion should be penalised.
In any case, less than 1 min 23 seconds elapsed between the ball hitting the net and the resumption. That was the point BT cut back to the action and the ball was already in play.
In which case, the final whistle should have been blown just after the ball went out for the corner, as United did not have enough time left to take it.
Marginal enough to suggest it's no great conspiracy - but that big club bias in full effect once more. I suspect at Old Trafford, the whistle would have gone and we'd all be sore we didn't get the chance to take the corner. But we'd have one point.
Albion equalised with a little over 30 seconds of stoppage time remaining. Then, more time needs to be added for the aftermath of the goal.
Steve McManaman declared about 28 seconds after the ball went in that 'the goal will stand Brighton fans'. The VAR check complete, so there was no long delay. BT were on replays but it seems safe to assume much of the time wasted between then and kick-off was Man United moping around feeling sorry for themselves, as they'd all gone down in the box like Bayern Munich in the '99 Champions League Final. Not something for which Albion should be penalised.
In any case, less than 1 min 23 seconds elapsed between the ball hitting the net and the resumption. That was the point BT cut back to the action and the ball was already in play.
In which case, the final whistle should have been blown just after the ball went out for the corner, as United did not have enough time left to take it.
Marginal enough to suggest it's no great conspiracy - but that big club bias in full effect once more. I suspect at Old Trafford, the whistle would have gone and we'd all be sore we didn't get the chance to take the corner. But we'd have one point.