MANCHESTER UNITED manager Erik ten Hag was booked for losing his temper during his side’s 2-2 draw with Barcelona.
The Dutch boss was fuming with referee Maurizio Mariani after he gave the hosts a free kick for a similar challenge that went unpunished on United star Marcus Rashford.
GettyMaurizio Mariani booked Erik ten Hag for his protests[/caption]
Ten Hag let loose at the assistant and the referee after seeing Casemiro’s challenge get punished.
That was what sparked Mariani to come over and show him a yellow card for his protests during the Europa League tie.
The earlier challenge on Rashford was on the edge of the Barcelona box and could have been a good position for Manchester United to score from.
And fans have been backing up Ten Hag on social media as well as fuming at Mariani’s judgement.
One tweeted: “This ref is ridiculous!!!!
“How you gonna call the foul for Barcelona but not the same exact foul on Rashford 30secs before?!?!!!??
“THATS RIDICULOUS!!! Giving Barca a chance to score!!! F*** BIASED REFS!!!”
A second wrote: “Disagree with the Ref… Clearly that’s was a foul from Rashford.”
A third commented: “For real yellow for Casemiro, and not even a foul on Rashford lmao.”
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A fourth said: “There is no debate this is a foul on Marcus Rashford by Jules Kounde.
“Loved the way Erik ten Hag went to bat for his man afterwards, too.”
A fifth added: “Wtf did Casemiro do????? How the hell was that not a foul on Rashford???
“They want to cheat us out of this game.”