I'm sorry - ref Styles to send Bolton to apologize for his gaffe penalty Ronaldo

Bolton are set to receive an apology from referee Rob Styles penalty surprising mistake he made at Old Trafford. The officer has asked his superiors at its governing body, the PGMOL, to convey its regret over the award Manchester United a spot kick when Cristiano Ronaldo was clearly quite touched by Jlloyd Samuel on Saturday.

It is the second time in just over a year of styles that has had to apologize for a mistake from the penalty mark the place at Anfield in August last season when Liverpool full back Steve Finnan collided with Chelsea Florent Malouda . That decision proved crucial as it allows to draw Chelsea 1-1 and the match referee was reduced as a result. He was demoted again temporarily grant from Birmingham after a soft penalty against Manchester City in March.

Styles latest significant error also may have changed the game, such as the conclusion of the match in Bolton with goals when the shot was awarded and converted on the hour. United went on to win 2-0.

I wanted to apologize publicly after the game and was frustrated that he could not without breaking the guidelines of the PGMOL. Instead, it is considered that sent an email with his party report to your manager on the body, Keren Barratt, yesterday calling to say I feel sorry for him.

But Sportsmail understands the referee accountable for his error almost immediately from the reaction of everyone around him, and later confirmed that it was an error while reviewing the game on video.

Referees' apologies seem to be increasing in frequency after Alan Wiley David Moyes phoned two weeks ago after not give Everton a penalty at Stoke. Steve Bennett, but the reaction to the comments of the manager of the City of Manchester Mark Hughes yesterday on their performance may not be as contrite.

The referee gave a penalty 34thminute to Wigan, which was converted by Amr Zaki after Javier Garrido was deemed to have harmed Wilson Palacios and proved to be the winner.

Hughes said: 'All we ask is that the referees get the big decisions right. Today is not performed correctly, and that has a direct impact on the outcome.

We are today the referee has played a part in the outcome. The player has been directed to obtain an advantage theatrical dive. "The referees have bad days like the rest of us and this was one of them."