Chris Smalling drew the ire of Manchester United fans on Sunday after somehow not giving away a "sensele s" penalty during the first half against Newcastle United.

before the end of the period when he brought down Dwight Gayle with a clumsy challenge on the edge of the box Sean Taylor Jersey .

Despite the penalty calls from Newcastle head coach Rafael Benitez and their home fans, the referee let the game continue and the Jimmy Graham Jersey sides went in 0-0 at the break.

But the Magpies were hard done by, according to Liverpool icon Graeme Soune s and Arsenal legend Thierry Henry, who felt the referee had made a mistake.

"For me it's a penalty. He doesn't get the ball, he gets the player and it's inside the box," ex-Liverpool star and manager Soune s said."What more do you need to know?"

Henry added: "It was a penalty."

While Newcastle fans and Rodney Miller Jr. Jersey pundits may criticise the referee for the decision, United fans have turned on Smalling for a horrendous display and what could have been a costly mistake.

How does Smalling still play for us? Just saw the penalty incident on Gayle. Why's he even challenging him there? Sensele s.

Blatant penalty for Newcastle that. Smalling gets nothing of the ball and the ref is stood in the perfect position to see it. Gives nothing. Even Michael Irvin Jersey agrees it's an obvious foul.

Time for Lindelf to start playing. Can't deal with watching Jones and Smalling attempt to build from the back.

WTF clumsy there from Smalling very lucky lad!

That's a penalty for Newcastle. Smalling comes barreling in like the idiot he is gets lucky that it's not given. Shithouse modern defender. Ed Reed Jersey

Martial left, Sanchez middle, Je se right and Smalling with the fishes

I keep wondering how many plates Smalling broke as a kid..... That guy is Dejan Vasiljevic Jersey clumsy af

Smalling is comfortably the worst CB I've watched. Utterly horrendous.