Premier League Match Centre issue statement explaining why Lisandro Martinez wasn’t sent off during Man Utd draw at Crystal Palace
Lisandro Martinez was booked for a rash challenge during Manchester United’s draw against Crystal Palace.
The Premier League Match Centre social media account has issued an explanation on why Lisandro Martinez was not sent off during Crystal Palace vs Manchester United.
On Saturday night, United and Palace played out a 0-0 draw at Selhurst Park.
The Red Devils had more of the ball possession and should have come away with three points but failed to put the ball past Palace goalkeeper Dean Henderson.
During the second half, United central defender Martinez made a rash challenge as he jumped two-footed into Palace man Daichi Kamada, luckily for the Argentine, he made no contact with the Japanese international and was only shown a yellow card instead of a red.
However, fans on social media felt Martinez should have been sent off for the challenge.
The Premier League Match Centre wrote on social media: “The referee issued a yellow card to Martinez for a challenge on Kamada. VAR checked for a potential red card and confirmed the referee’s call of no red card, deeming this was a reckless challenge and made no contact with Kamada.”
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Fans all make the same point after seeing what Lisandro Martinez did during Crystal Palace vs Man Utd
Manchester United are in action against Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park.
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Marcus Chan
Fans can’t quite get their heads around what Lisandro Martinez did during Manchester United’s match against Crystal Palace.
On Saturday evening, Erik ten Hag’s Red Devils arrived at Selhurst Park to take on Palace looking to make it two wins in a row in the Premier League.
In what was a cagey first half, United had more of the ball and created numerous chances but they failed to put the ball past Palace goalkeeper Dean Henderson, who was once on United’s books.
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