Quote Originally Posted by Witton Park View Post
Those that say the sending of is questionable are wrong. Two footed lunge, out of control, off the ground, potential ankle breaking challenge.
He won the ball cleanly, with one foot, and made no contact with the player. A yellow for dangerous play would probably have been fair.

Maybe it was worth a yellow and a half considering the consequences if Nani’s avoidance technique was not so nimble. A red seemed harsh; the four-match ban Kompany could receive for his second dismissal of the season, appeal pending, even harsher.

The role of United’s players, in pressuring the official into such a defining action was equally unedifying.