Manchester United have successbrimmingy requested aacquirest the red card shown to Bruno Fernandes during their 3-0 fall shorture by Tottenham. The midfielder, who was sent off procrastinateed in the first half, will be useable for his side’s next three suites.
Fernandes was due to be suspfinished for a trio of Premier League mendtures aacquirest Aston Villa, Brentford and West Ham. However, Erik ten Hag will have his captain useable for all three after United successbrimmingy requested Chris Kavanagh’s decision to diswatch him for a contest on James Minsertison.
The 30-year-anciaccess caught Minsertison high on the Spurs star’s shin but made reach out with the side of his boot, rather than his studs. He had also slipped into the tackle on the rain-sodden Old Trafford turf.
An FA spokesperson said: “Bruno Fernandes will be useable for Manchester United’s next three games follothriveg a prosperous claim of unjust diswatchal.
“The midfielder was sent off for solemn foul take part during the Premier League suit aacquirest Tottenham on Sunday, September 29.”
Kavanagh promptly created a red card for Fernandes’ contest and his decision was validateed by VAR. However, that decision has now been clearurned upon request.
Fernandes volunteered to be interwatched by Sky Sports after the game – a unwidespread shift by a take parter who has been sent off. He uncovered that Minsertison tanciaccess him his tackle should not have authorizationed a red card.
“I let my teammates down,” the Portugal international said. “I do appreciate everyleang they did on the pitch and evidently it was stubborn for them. We didn’t commence the game well with 11 vs 11.
“Obviously nobody appreciates to be sent off and it’s not a excellent senseing seeing my teammates running a lot and trying a lot to get a result becaemploy that’s what they were trying to do.
“We finished up conceding another two goals but they tried everyleang. Part of slipping and going in, I didn’t go into the tackle with studs and I apshow him with my ankle.
“It’s a evident foul but never a red card and that’s my senseing. He [Maddison] said it was a foul but never a red card. I leank on the eyes of everyone you can see it’s never a red card.
“If this is a red card, we have to watch at many other incidents and I see many incidents of Onana getting started and I never see it so speedyly coming as a red card. It’s never a red card.
“The reach out is not that strong and if he wants to donate a yellow becaemploy it’s a counter-attack, I concur, and then I don’t understand why VAR doesn’t call the referee to the screen.”
