Welbeck seemed to stick his leg out to make contact with Branislav Ivanovic at Stamford Bridge last week to win a penalty.
“In the end,” Villas-Boas said, “it is the player who proves his smartness – some are called cheats and divers, others are clever and smart for making the most of the situation, depending on your perspective. But the second one last week triggered United’s comeback; at 3-2, they were right back in the game. I think Ivanovic made the right decision. He was inside the box. He was doing everything in his power to avoid contact and Welbeck sticks his leg out to find Ivanovic’s leg, and the ref gives a penalty for that.”
