Man United captain Bruno Fernandes’ pink card in opposition to Tottenham is OVERTURNED after profitable declare of wrongful dismissal

Bruno Fernandes is not going to serve a suspension for his dismissal in Manchester United’s 3-0 defeat by Tottenham after a profitable attraction. 

The Purple Devils skipper was proven a straight pink card for a excessive deal with on James Maddison within the forty first minute of Erik ten Hag’s aspect’s dismal displaying at Previous Trafford. 

Nevertheless, replays indicated that the midfielder had not made contact with Maddison together with his studs, whereas his problem was not as excessive up on the leg of the Englishman as first thought. 

Regardless of VAR reviewing the incident, the choice was taken to stay with the decision made by referee Chris Kavanagh. The Portuguese was as a substitute compelled to go away the sphere in a recreation the guests would proceed to press residence their superiority with a person benefit. 

Kavanagh’s choice was slammed by pundits within the aftermath of the fixture, whereas Fernandes himself claimed the deal with ‘by no means a pink card’ throughout a post-match interview.

Moreover, former Premier League referee Dermot Gallagher got here to the defence of the United skipper and claimed that Kavanagh’s poor view and his assistant’s potential ‘optical phantasm’ led to the error. 

Talking on Sky Sports activities, he stated: ‘[There is] a number of debate. That is the referee’s view – I do not assume the referee can see it, that is the primary level. I do not assume the referee sees the problem occur, and should you have a look at the display screen, you will notice the assistant flag it.

‘The assistant has a distinct view and a distinct angle, and should you run it on, that is the assistant. That’s not his [Kavanagh’s] angle.

‘That is the assistant’s angle. When you cease there, you might perceive why the assistant would relay to the referee that Fernandes is excessive; he is off the bottom and he would have the impression that he is caught him knee-high. However while you run it by way of, you solely see that it is a glancing blow down the leg. He would not catch him like he thinks.

‘I can perceive the referee not seeing it, he has to go on the assistant’s view and that’s that he is excessive, and he is caught him like that – however he hasn’t. I feel he has an optical phantasm. Once you see it, a extra palatable choice could be a yellow card.’

Shortly after the incident, the Premier League confirmed the reasoning behind the massive name and revealed that Fernandes had been dismissed for ‘severe foul play’. 

The 30-year-old was set to overlook essential matches in opposition to Aston Villa, Brentford and West Ham however the overturning of the choice will enable under-fire Ten hag to name upon his skipper.