‘a Shocking Decision’: Carrick Fumes Over Martínez’s Red Card For Hair Pulling

Michael Carrick branded Lisandro Martínez’s reddish paper for pulling Dominic Calvert-Lewin’s hairsbreadth arsenic “shocking” and said Manchester United whitethorn entreaty arsenic nan defender faces a three-match ban.

If nan sending disconnected successful United’s 2-1 conclusion by Leeds astatine Old Trafford connected Monday nighttime stands, Carrick could beryllium without his 2 first-choice centre-backs for Saturday’s travel to Chelsea arsenic Harry Maguire whitethorn beryllium suspended for a 2nd match. Martínez was sent disconnected aft 56 minutes erstwhile Paul Tierney, aft reviewing nan incident connected nan monitor, ruled it a red-card offence, pinch Leeds 2-0 ahead.

Carrick said: “The limb [is] successful nan look of Lisandro and he is disconnected equilibrium and grappling. He goes to touch his garment and gets a reddish paper for it.

“It is not aggressive, location is nary jolt, nary tug. We person sewage to beryllium observant wherever nan crippled is going. It is simply a shocking decision, perfectly shocking. The reddish card, that is really concerning. I cognize he touched his hair. There is simply a quality to really aggressively rubbing it.”

The conclusion was Michael Carrick’s first astatine Old Trafford since taking complete from Ruben Amorim successful January. Photograph: Phil Noble/Reuters

Asked if he will appeal, Carrick said: “I americium going to person to talk it but I deliberation it is simply a bad decision.”

The interim head pointed to Noah Okafor’s fifth-minute opener, claiming that Calvert-Lewin had impeded Leny Yoro successful nan buildup. “The goal, Leny Yoro gets a forearm smash successful nan backmost of nan head. I don’t cognize really that doesn’t get overturned. That first extremity shouldn’t stand. The first one, he has led pinch his arm, I don’t cognize really you don’t look astatine it,” he said.

Maguire missed nan conclusion owing to a consecutive reddish paper received during nan 2-2 tie astatine Bournemouth connected 20 March for denying an evident goalscoring opportunity. He was subsequently charged by nan Football Association pinch “improper conduct” for allegedly directing abusive aliases insulting connection towards nan 4th charismatic aft nan dismissal.

United will find retired earlier nan Chelsea travel if Maguire is recovered guilty. Martínez is besides group to miss United’s matches against Brentford and Liverpool.

Of a first Leeds triumph astatine Old Trafford successful 45 years, Daniel Farke said: “I consciousness tired, relieved, proud of nan boys. The first convention triumph present successful complete 40 years is amazing.”