Shearer and Clattenburg question Yoro's red card

Summarised from Mirror Sport's report · Updated 14 Oct, 02:50 · Archive

Alan Shearer and Mark Clattenburg disagreed with Leny Yoro's dismissal in Manchester United's match against Atletico Madrid.

Leny Yoro was shown a red card in the 74th minute of Manchester United's match against Atletico Madrid after VAR intervention. Swedish referee Glenn Nyberg was asked to review the incident in which Yoro appeared to drag down Atleti forward Jonathan David just inside United's half. The contact was judged significant enough to deny David a clear run on goal.

Alan Shearer and former Premier League referee Mark Clattenburg, speaking on Amazon Prime's coverage, both questioned the decision. Shearer said of the incident: 'It wasn't a foul for me. He goes down too easy.' Clattenburg agreed, calling it 'extremely soft' and adding: 'He puts his arm across, and the two players are fighting for position. I just think he goes down very, very easy.' Clattenburg argued the contact was too slight to constitute a red card and did not meet the threshold of a clear and obvious error for VAR intervention.

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In this story: Manchester United · Atletico Madrid · Leny Yoro · Jonathan David · Alan Shearer · Mark Clattenburg · Glenn Nyberg

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