The replay shows the ball deviates slightly which means he touched the ball. They fucked up.
Touching a ball slightly doesnt mean that it isnt a foul..
It means he won the ball so unless it was reckless (or he does something else like pull the player down with his arm) then aye it literally does.
Aye I want Kennedy too, I think Townsend would be competing with Ritchie and not him in anycase.
If it's a case of us getting only 1 winger in, or we want a more attacking winger alongside one of those, then I'd go with Kennedy.