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Clearly no intent there but that has to be given

If he was even close to looking at the leg he plants his foot on then yea red all day, but come on man he's on the spin and completely facing the other way

Defenders hate this one trick!

Just slide your foot under the defenders foot before it comes down for an easy red card.

Shielding the ball and an accident happens = a red? Sorry, shit happens sometimes, doesn't mean it's reckless. That's a stupid red and you can't justify it any other way.

That’s a red by the laws of the game but here’s my question: When they examine elbow-related reds, they always look for intent, player looking at opponent vs the ball. Why not apply the same logic to a situation like this? There’s obviously no intent there, it makes no sense.

It was not on purpose but it was really bad

That's harsh. It's neither intentional nor reckless. Just seems like an unfortunate incident.

Seems very harsh IMO, obviously he’s going to be sent off though when the ref’s shown 18 replays in slow motion and a freeze frame

By the rules of the game this is a red. 100% excessive force used even if unintentional

Not a man u fan - was this on field or reviewed? Because its clear he wasn't even looking at the player so it's not intentional. He has possession of the ball too. Yes it's bad but it seems harsh a straight red.

sign a terrible player who's only role is to run around and slide their foot under opponents jumping for headers. Big brain strategy

Not great for the confidence

karma for going after goldbridge

I would normally feel sympathy but because of Gary Neville’s comments I will just say HOLD

As a Man U hater, that's a red

Basically same incident as Curtis Jones red card against Spurs, never a red, but I wonder if Man United fans who called Curtis' red card as stonewall red card stayed consistent and called this one a stonewall red card too.

Never a red

Intentional or accidental, doesn't matter. Clear red card. Correct decision.

Fucking disgrace

Just when you think r/soccer can't have worse opinions than they had after the Newcastle Arsenal game, they come out saying that this wasn't a red card.

The reasoning they put behind this opinion is equally hilarious

If that’s not a red then Cristian Romero didn’t deserve a red

Really don't get these red cards for accidental contact when they let elbows and off the ball incidents go unpunished.

Dirty ankle breaking scumbag

Holy shit. At first I thought the challenge on #30 was the red but that actual red is worse. Doesn't seem intentional in the slightest and might look worse slowed down but Rashford seriously could have broken his ankle

Very harsh red that, obviously looks terrible but he's clearly trying to shield the ball and gets unlucky to stamp the player. Red card can be justified if you say he's not in control but I just feel he is but got unlucky. I'd prefer these kinds of fouls to just be a yellow.

Red seems a bit harsh but at the same time also correct somehow? Idk

Warning: /r/soccer thread about Rashford. Studs on leg snapping stamp on player's shin, "twasnt never a foul that". Anything this guy does is excused.

The fact this sub is agreeing it’s a harsh decision just confirms that Savage is an absolute tool.

Obviously Rashford doesn't intend to catch him like that, but he does, and I think red is the correct decision. Being unlucky does not mean the decision was unfair.

Owen Hargreaves thought this wasn’t a red “in a million years”. I worry what he saw, perhaps he should pay a visit to Specsavers.

Ridiculous decision.

It’s a lack of awareness from Rashford. He doesn’t have the space or time to shield as wide of a space as he’s attempting to. Unfortunate because he clearly doesn’t mean to tackle, but he’s gotta be more careful

That’s fucking horrific. That’s questionable if it’s even a foul let alone a card. If I was ETH I would’ve accused the refs of cheating straight up and copped the fine. That’s ludicrous and exactly the sort of thing VAR is meant to prevent. All time howler here.

He remembered Bruno earning a penalty for United by stamping Konsa the same way a few seasons ago.

It looks really ugly, but not sure I’d give that a red. Doesn’t appear to lunge aggressively or be in an unnatural position. Harsh call

it looks terrible but there's no way he meant that it's never a red card in a million years

It’s peak delusion to think this isn’t a red. He lifts his foot and stamps down on the other players ankle, it doesn’t matter if he intended it or not. If Curtis Jones tackle was a red, then this is too.

I feel like these "Orange" card situations should have a rule where the Player is subbed but the team still gets to keep 11 men on the pitch. A red card is too harsh (Though the correct call within the rules) but a yellow is not enough as it was still dangerous play, whether intentional or not.

What’s Rashford meant to do here? We can’t be giving red for this, it’s a nasty accident that’s all