Fuming Michael Carrick slams “shocking decision” in United’s loss to Leeds
Fuming Michael Carrick slams “shocking decision” in United’s loss to Leeds Manchester United boss Michael Carrick has ripped into referee Paul Tierney’s decision to send off Lisandro Martinez during Monday’s 2-1 loss to Leeds United. Setback After 24 days without a game, United finally returned to action at Old Trafford against Leeds. Rustiness was always likely, but the extent of it was an unknown and Leeds capitalised ruthlessly.
The visitors went ahead after just five minutes through Noah Okafor, who prodded the ball home after some pitiful defending from United. Okafor doubled Leeds’ advantage at the half-hour mark with a thumping effort as United failed to clear their lines. United’s evening unravelled further after the break when Martinez was sent off for pulling Dominic Calvert-Lewin’s hair.
Tierney halted the game, made his way to the VAR monitor and then returned to show the Argentine a red card for violent conduct. Casemiro halved the deficit with a superb header and set the stage for a ferocious finish to the game, but Leeds managed to hold on for all three points. Carrick, who has now suffered just his second loss since temporarily replacing Ruben Amorim, spoke to Sky Sports after the final whistle and made no secret of his frustration with Tierney’s officiating.
Furious Carrick Carrick said, “We didn’t start the game particularly well. We obviously conceded when Leny Yoro gets a forearm smash in the back of the head and they score the first goal. ” “They didn’t decide to overturn that decision.
That was a big moment in the game. We didn’t quite have the rhythm, we didn’t click, we had some moments but it wasn’t quite there for large parts of the first half. ” “But second half, I thought the boys the way they went about it, stayed positive and fought to get something out of it after another shocking, shocking decision to send [Lisandro Martinez] off.