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This Sunday saw the weekend’s Premier League action finish with Tottenham Hotspur beating Manchester United 3-0 at Old Trafford.
Tottenham took an early lead after three minutes with United unable to draw level, ultimately running away with the match.
This loss was made worse as United lost their captain to a red card just before halftime.
Just before the referee called an end to the first half, Bruno Fernandes’ tackle on James Maddison saw the Portuguese international sent off, having to miss three games through suspension.
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After the game, Fernandes came to the press to discuss the match and the incident, saying: “It’s a clear foul, but never a red card.”
He continued saying: “Even James Maddison when he gets up he said it’s not a red card. If this is a red card we have to look at many other incidents. I don’t understand why VAR doesn’t call him [referee] to the screen.”
Speaking about The Red Devils’ performance, Fernandes said: “I think we struggled a bit. We tried to force it a little bit, to rush it and go too quick. When they have the high line we made mistakes on the ball and then we got punished and it didn’t go the way we wanted from there.”
He continued: “The red card makes it worse. I have to appreciate all the effort my teammates have done to try and return to the game but it wasn’t possible. They showed great effort and character and I was happy for that.
“The team showed a lot of character, a lot of resilience, a lot of fight. They tried. It wasn’t easy.”
However, after this interview, former Manchester United legend Rio Ferdinand has taken to his YouTube channel, Rio Ferdinand Presents, and said: “I’ve just seen Bruno came out and spoke and one of the quotes that came from there was that he said James Maddison said it was not a foul and not a red card.”
He continued: “Which is fine, but it’s a red card. And I think Bruno said ‘there’s many good things we can take away from today, I’m really proud of the team’.
“He’s going to have to watch that game back and then retract that statement. Because that isn’t right, he hasn’t seen it the way we’ve seen it on TV.”
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