Bruno Fernandes: Man Utd captain's red card in defeat against Tottenham overturned after successful appeal
Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes was shown a straight red during his side's 3-0 defeat against Tottenham; the Portugal international midfielder caught James Maddison with a challenge just before half-time; Fernandes faced a three-match ban in the Premier League
Tuesday 1 October 2024 19:46, UK
Bruno Fernandes will be available for Manchester United's next three Premier League matches after having his red card against Tottenham overturned.
Fernandes was shown a straight red after catching Spurs' James Maddison on the lower leg with a high challenge, despite appearing to slip as he did so, during the first half on Sunday with United trailing 1-0.
Referee Chris Kavanagh deemed the challenge was serious foul play and VAR Peter Bankes confirmed the decision before United went on to lose 3-0.
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However, following a successful claim of wrongful dismissal, Fernandes will now be available for United's upcoming Premier League fixtures against Aston Villa, Brentford and West Ham.
Fernandes: It was a foul but not a red card
After the game, Fernandes spoke to Sky Sports to express his disagreement with the decision from the onfield referee to send him off.
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"I don't take him as everyone wants to see it," he said.
"I don't go in with the studs, I take him with my ankle, it's a clear foul but never a red card. Even Maddison when he gets up, he said it was a foul but never a red card.
"You can see it's never a red card and if it is, we have to look at many other incidents. I have many incidents against me and I've never seen it come so quick as a red card.
"The contact is not that strong. If he wants to give me a yellow because it's a counter-attack, I agree and I don't know why VAR doesn't call the referee to the screen.
"For me, it's not a good decision."
Yellow was the better decision says Gallagher
Former Premier League referee Dermot Gallagher said a yellow card would have been a more appropriate decision.
"I don't think the referee can see it," he said on Ref Watch.
"He can't see the challenge happen. It's a glancing blow down the leg. [Kavanagh] has an optical illusion, a more palatable decision would have been a yellow card."
