Former footballer “Zenith” Andrey Arshavin believes that the referee should have limited himself to a yellow card during the episode of the elimination of the Manchester United striker Marcus Rashford during the fourth round match of the Champions League group stage with “Copenhagen.”
The Group A meeting took place on Wednesday in Copenhagen and ended with a score of 4:3 in favor of the home team. At the end of the first half, Rashford received a direct card from Lithuanian referee Donatas Rumsas, who, after reviewing the VAR, noted a gross foul on the part of the striker.
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– Of course, this is a sensational result. Especially when we lead 2-0 in the first half. In Manchester United’s defense I can say that in my opinion Rashford should not have been sent off. He had no intention of causing injury and no intention of committing such misconduct. I think we could have settled for a yellow card.
After they were sent off, Copenhagen believed in them and quickly realized their numerical advantage, which helped them. Manchester United had no counter-argument; the difference was notable in the fact that they were playing in the minority.
For me, it’s a yellow card. Rashford had no intention. Yes, it looks harsh, but he just wanted to protect the ball with his left foot. It turned out he had stepped on his opponent’s slipped foot. It’s the case. Why are they deleted? For intention! – Arshavin said on the air of the program “Everyone for the match!” on .
Copenhagen scored 4 points and rose to second place in the standings, beating Turkish Galatasaray in additional indicators. Manchester United (3) are in fourth place. The leader of the quartet is the German from Bayern Munich (12), who secured early access to the playoffs.
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Source : MatchTV
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