Sunderland boss Gus Poyet was tightlipped on the penalty which helped West Bromwich Albion to a 2-2 draw yesterday.
The Black Cats saw their early lead cancelled out in their Barclays Premier League opener at The Hawthorns as Valentin Roberge was adjudged to have brought down Victor Anichebe.
Replays suggested just the slightest of shirt pulls but Saido Berahino made no mistake from the spot and later grabbed a second to leave Sunderland needing a late Sebastian Larsson equaliser to earn a point.
Sunderland had initially taken the lead with a superb Lee Cattermole strike but West Brom were forcing themselves back into contention when referee Neil Swarbrick pointed to spot.
Poyet said: "If you ask every single manager, we want to talk about football.
"Unfortunately at the end we are always talking about one decision. I am not even going to try, it is simple. I don't even need to comment. It is not worth it.
"Everyone in the stadium thought he was stopping to give a yellow card to Anichebe. It is not the way I wanted to start, talking about referees."
Poyet's opposite number Alan Irvine, who came within five minutes of bringing in his new job with a win, accepted his team may have got lucky with that decision.
Irvine said: "It was soft. I didn't immediately jump up saying it was a penalty. Had he not given it I probably wouldn't have made too much of it either."
