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Manchester United’s sport towards Newcastle was a fixture that wasn’t noteworthy for any large refereeing blunders.
Erik ten Hag’s males have been totally outplayed in all departments of the sport and will solely really feel fortunate that the scoreline wasn’t worse for them.
Nonetheless, ESPN’s Rob Dawson now reviews that the supervisor and captain Bruno Fernandes weren’t proud of one name and confronted the referee afterwards.
They went to referee Robert Jones in his room after the sport and requested him why Fabian Schar hadn’t been despatched off for his problem on Fernandes.
The Newcastle defender had stepped on Fernandes’ leg in a sort out that regarded ugly in the course of the sport.
Nonetheless, even after VAR had a take a look at the incident, no additional motion was deemed essential by the officers, inflicting fury among the many United gamers.
United have usually been on the improper aspect of official selections this season and a case may be made that this was one other one.
They hardly threatened the Newcastle purpose when going through 11 gamers so the workforce may properly have some extent in the event that they suppose that the sport might have been completely different towards 10 gamers.
Marcus Rashford was despatched off within the Champions League at Copenhagen for an much more innocuous problem than the one Shar dedicated on Fernandes.
It’s not clear but what the referee’s reply to the pair was after they went into the sport.
Nonetheless, one factor is evident, and that’s United can’t really feel sorry for themselves based mostly on one refereeing choice after they have been means beneath par for the entire 90 minutes.
The usual of refereeing in England is hardly a trigger for celebration, however their very own performances this season are an even bigger concern.
