D'OH! BLUNDER REF WEBB IS A UNITED HOMER; Jenas: Referee crumbled to pressure at Old Trafford.

Byline: DAVID ANDERSON 

JERMAINE JENAS has accused Howard Webb of bottling it at Old Trafford.

The Tottenham midfielder felt Man Utd 5 Spurs 2 referee Webb crumbled under the pressure at Manchester United when he gave the home side a controversial penalty.

Spurs were leading 2- 0 before the FIFA official wrongly pointed to the spot for Heurelho Gomes' challenge on Michael Carrick, as the Spurs goalkeeper clearly got the ball.

"That was a prime example of a referee crumbling over pressure at Old Trafford," said Jenas. "I don't want to make excuses and we went on to concede another four after that, which were sloppy goals, but it would have been a completely different game if they had not got that first goal.

"It's just the way football is sometimes and pressure gets to people. The atmosphere, the occasion, the importance of the match, a lot of factors take their toll when making decisions.

"One thing which struck me about it was that he didn't even think. It was like he'd already made his mind up when he came out for the second half that he was going to give something."

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STORM OF PROTEST Howard Webb waves away the Spurs players