Maxence Lacroix was proven a crimson card and conceded a penalty for pulling again Matheus Cunha in Manchester United’s win over Crystal Palace. However was it the suitable name – and the way legitimate are comparisons to the Mohamed Salah-Marc Guehi incident?
It was a game-changing choice on Sunday. Manchester United had been 1-0 down however Bruno Fernandes scored the ensuing spot-kick and, with a numerical benefit, they went on to beat the ten males of Palace 2-1 and go third within the Premier League.
Palace boss Oliver Glasner labelled it “the Old Trafford bonus”. In his view, the incident ought to have seen Manchester United awarded a free-kick and Lacroix a yellow card.
“It’s a very harsh red card,” he instructed Sky Sports activities afterwards. “It’s usually where the first contact is that where the foul is, and it definitely starts outside the box.”
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Crystal Palace boss Oliver Glasner felt the crimson card for defender Lacroix was ‘very harsh’ because the Eagles misplaced 2-1 to Manchester United at Previous Trafford
The principles do state, although, that if a foul via holding continues into the field a penalty ought to be awarded.
Contact between the 2 did persist till the road of the penalty space, which counts as inside – though it may be argued Lacroix was now not forcefully holding onto Cunha by that time.
Whether or not it ought to be a crimson card for denying a goal-scoring alternative brings within the Salah-Guehi comparability.
On Ref Watch, former Premier League striker Jay Bothroyd argued it wasn’t a transparent goal-scoring alternative so should not have been a crimson card for Lacroix. He believed goalkeeper Dean Henderson would have dashed out to cease Cunha from scoring.
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Ref Watch takes a better look on Lacroix’s crimson card at Manchester United and compares it to the same problem made by Guehi on Mohamed Salah – even Arne Slot has his say!
In the meantime, Liverpool boss Arne Slot was speaking up the similarities with Guehi receiving a yellow card for the same problem on Salah within the Reds’ defeat at dwelling to Manchester Metropolis final month.
That foul was positively exterior the field – however the presence of overlaying defender Ruben Dias prevented Guehi from receiving a crimson card as he hadn’t denied a transparent goal-scoring alternative.
Slot identified that Dias was additional away than Palace’s overlaying centre-back Jaydee Canvot at Previous Trafford.
We bought the measuring tape out and might say Slot is appropriate. Dias was seven metres away from Salah when the Liverpool man was performed via. Cavot, in the meantime, was six meters away from Cunha in the same state of affairs.
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Dermot Gallagher and Jay Bothroyd focus on why Guehi not being despatched off was the right choice for his foul on Salah
Slot’s conclusion is that the officers have made a mistake – both by not sending off Guehi or by displaying a crimson to Lacroix.
“For me, [Lacroix’s foul] was a red card. The one from Guehi was a red card as well, but I wasn’t backed up by everyone.
“The panel afterwards stated [the Guehi call] was the suitable choice, so we count on the panel now to say ‘fallacious choice made by VAR and a referee’ [for Lacroix’s red].”
Nevertheless, there are different elements to play. To begin with, the space between the attacker and the ball.
For instance, Salah was three metres away from the ball when he was fouled within the incident at Anfield. Cunha, in the meantime, was two metres away. So it could possibly be argued Cunha had extra management of the ball.
Each Palace and Liverpool can really feel arduous performed by to an extent. Liverpool will really feel wronged that Manchester Metropolis didn’t get a crimson card in an important recreation. Palace will really feel a crimson card was given to them when it went begging at Anfield.
What this does do is query the consistency of refereeing – and never for the primary time within the Premier League.
