Match Controversy

‘It makes it sound like he stroked his hair in a loving way‘ Manchester United’s Lisandro Martínez was given a straight red card after he was deemed to have pulled the hair of Leeds United’s Dominic Calvert-Lewin in the 56th minute of their 2-1 defeat. After Michael Carrick called the decision ‘shocking’, the club are now weighing up whether to appeal the verdict, with the experienced defender set to miss three games, including their clash with Chelsea. The Football Weekly panel give their verdict. Subscribe to The Guardian Football Weekly ► https://www.youtube.com/@FootballWeeklyPodcast?sub_confirmation=1 Support the Guardian ► https://support.theguardian.com/ #manchesterunited #redcard #leeds #premierleague #football #england

Coach Álvaro Arbeloa said it was "obvious" that Eduardo Camavinga's red card was crucial in Real Madrid's Champions League quarterfinal elimination by Bayern Munich on Wednesday, while midfielder Jude Bellingham called the decision "a joke."

Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now! Seeing as the Ifab laws of football decree that hair-pulling is an act of violent conduct that is punishable by a straight red card, Football Daily is somewhat perplexed by the controversy surrounding the dismissal of Lisandro Martínez at Old Trafford on Monday night. Approaching the hour mark of his side’s 2-1 defeat by Leeds, the Argentinian quite clearly yanked Dominic Calvert-Lewin’s hair, sending the Leeds striker’s man-bunned up tresses cascading over his shoulders by pulling off the scrunchy that was holding them in place without so much as a formal invitation. Should Spurs be relegated (no question mark, this isn’t The Moral Maze), it will be not only funny, not only a salutary Ozymandias moment – the €uropean $uper £eague, anyone? – but also a perfect opportunity for a club with an undoubtedly great heritage to take stock, give its long-suffering supporters a season of winning, and come back up in better shape than they have been since Mauricio Pochettino left” – Mark Dawson.

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