‘One of worst decisions ever’ – Martinez sent off for hair-pullpublished at 07:55 BST
Man Utd 1-2 Leeds
Man United manager Michael Carrick said Lisandro Martinez’s red card was “one of the worst” decisions he has seen.
Martinez, 28, was shown a straight red by referee Paul Tierney for pulling the hair of Leeds striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin and will now face a three-match suspension, although Carrick suggested afterwards the club could appeal against the decision.
Carrick was left fuming at the dismissal, saying: “That decision was one of the worst I’ve ever seen. He [Calvert-Lewin] can throw his arms in Licha’s [Martinez’s] face – and then he’s sent off. Shocking.
“I don’t even know what it looks like. It’s not a pull, it’s not a tug, it’s not aggressive. He touches it and he gets sent off.
“Worse of all, he gets sent to overturn it, a clear and obvious error. Shocking. He is off balance and grappling.
“We have got to be careful where the game is going. It is a shocking decision, absolutely shocking.”
Manchester United 1-2 Leeds United: Martinez red is ‘shocking decision’ – Michael Carrick
