Manchester United's head coach, Michael Carrick, has strongly criticized the decision to send off Lisandro Martinez, labeling it as 'one of the worst' refereeing calls he has ever seen. The incident occurred during the team's 2-1 defeat to Leeds, when Martinez was given a red card for a brief and seemingly unintentional hair pull on Dominic Calvert-Lewin.
Carrick expressed his frustration, stating that the decision was 'shocking' and that the referee had been incorrect to overturn his initial judgment. The Argentine defender now faces a three-match ban, which Carrick believes is an excessively harsh punishment. The controversy surrounding the decision has sparked debate among football pundits, with some, like Jamie Carragher, sympathizing with Carrick's perspective, while others, such as Gary Neville, argue that Martinez should have been more cautious given the current scrutiny surrounding hair-pulling incidents in the Premier League.