Man Utd debate put to bed by PGMOL rule and Howard Webb after red card fury
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Man Utd debate put to bed by PGMOL rule and Howard Webb after red card furyLisandro Martinez was shown a red card for pulling the hair of Dominic Calvert-Lewin in the second half as Leeds United beat Manchester UnitedCommentsSportIsaac Johnson, Kieran King Senior Sports Writer and Isaac Johnson14:19, 14 Apr 2026View 2 ImagesLisandro Martinez was sent off for pulling Dominic Calvert-Lewin's hair(Image: Sky Sports)Tuesday morning saw widespread discussion about Lisandro Martinez's red card for pulling Dominic Calvert-Lewin's hair during the second half of Leeds United's victory over Manchester United.The Red Devils defender was dismissed 11 minutes into the second period for grabbing Calvert-Lewin's hair, with VAR recommending the sending-off after summoning referee Paul Tierney to the pitchside monitor.Momentum surprisingly shifted towards the visitors afterwards, with Casemiro reducing the deficit to set up a tense final 20 minutes for Leeds with his header. He came agonisingly close to snatching an 86th-minute leveller but for Calvert-Lewin's goal-line clearance, while Karl Darlow made several outstanding stops.READ MORE: Latest Man Utd injury news before Chelsea clash as Kobbie Mainoo 'issue' confirmedREAD MORE: Sky Sports fail to apologise after X-rated outburst as Man Utd shocked by LeedsMan United interim manager Michael Carrick believed Calvert-Lewin should have been punished for an arm on Leny Yoro in the lead-up to Noah Okafor's opening goal, before questioning Martinez's subsequent red card."The arm [is] in the face of Lisandro and he is off balance and grappling. He goes to touch his shirt and gets a red card for it. It is not aggressive, there is no jolt, no tug. We have got to be careful where the game is going. It is a shocking decision, absolutely shocking. The red card, that is really concerning."I know he touched his hair. There is a difference to really aggressively touching it."Vi...





