Raging Erik ten Hag shown yellow card against Barcelona as Man Utd fans fume at ‘ridiculous’ referee
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.
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???