MANCHESTER UNITED fans fumed after Newcastle supporter Michael Oliver was named referee for their game against Everton.
The Red Devils welcome Sean Dyche’s side to Old Trafford in a vital game at both ends of the table.
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United and Newcastle are both level on points in third and fourth coming into the game as the two sides eye a spot in next year’s Champions League.
And surprisingly, Geordie referee Oliver has been appointed official for Man Utd‘s match today.
One fan said: “How is this allowed?”
Another reacted: “The refs are going to f*** us over.”
A third added: “Absolute corruption! If we don’t win now you know what people are going to say.”
More joked that they were going to bet on a Man Utd player being sent off.
The decision to hand Oliver with Paul Tierney on VAR comes as a shock as he previously admitted he could not ref matches that could impact Newcastle’s league position late in the season.
Supporters have dug up old quotes where he said: “I never referee Newcastle games.
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“We have to declare if we have an allegiance to any club or if a family member works at a club. You can’t do any match involving that team and I can’t do Sunderland, either, for obvious reasons.
“Because Newcastle are invariably involved in a relegation battle, when you get to March or April, it means I can’t referee anyone around them towards the bottom three.”
Man Utd do not have a great record when Oliver is official, failing to win four of their last eight matches when he is the man with the whistle.