FANS have been left furious after Lisandro Martinez escaped punishing following a tangle with Leeds’ Patrick Bamford which saw the Argentine’s studs scrape down the striker’s face.
Manchester United took on Leeds at Old Trafford on Wednesday night.
AFPLisandro Martinez and Patrick Bamford got into a tangle[/caption]
AFPThe Argentine’s book caught the Leeds striker’s face[/caption]
AFPVAR took a look and decided against further action[/caption]
The two teams will then meet again on Sunday at Elland Road.
But with Leeds heading in at the half-time break with a one-goal lead thanks Wilfried Gnonto, Martinez and Bamford got into a tangle.
Both players went for the ball but as Martinez twisted his body to get up, his studs scraped down the face of Bamford.
As he lifted his boot over a hurt Bamford, his studs then scraped down the back of the Leeds man’s head.
A VAR check took place and decided no further action was needed.
One fan said: “That may be the least natural move of a leg I’ve ever seen in a match, unbelievable he got away with it.”
Another said: “We should introduce a video assistant like rugby do, oh wait a minute…….”
A third raged: “What’s his foot even doing up there?”
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Leeds doubled their lead shortly after the restart.
The strike went down as a Raphael Varane own-goal.