Carrick fury at referee over Martinez ‘hair pull’ red card after Leeds stun Man Utd
Lisandro Martinez was shown red for this tug on Dominic Calvert-Lewin’s hair - Phil Noble/Reuters A furious Michael Carrick said the “absolutely shocking” decision to send off Lisandro Martinez for pulling Dominic Calvert-Lewin’s hair was “one of the worst I’ve seen” as Manchester United crashed to defeat to Leeds. Carrick hinted that United would appeal against the decision as the United head coach questioned how Martinez’s infringement could be classed as violent conduct when Calvert-Lewin escaped censure for a “forearm smash” on Leny Yoro in the lead-up to Leeds’ first goal. Lisandro Martínez has been sent off for violent conduct 🟥 pic.
twitter. com/TFGLTZUiTB — Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) April 13, 2026 “I thought the boys stayed positive and fought for everything in the second half after a shocking decision to send Licha [Martinez] off,” Carrick said. “That’s two games in a row we’ve had those decisions go against us but that one was one of the worst I’ve seen.
“I have to say the [first Leeds] goal Leny Yoro gets a forearm smash in the back of his head so I don’t know how that doesn’t get overturned. It’s a clear forearm smashing the side of his head so that first goal shouldn’t stand. We’ve just got to be careful where the game’s going if we’re giving red cards for that [Martinez] but then you can do two arms in the face for the first goal and that’s deemed all right.
So it’s a shocking decision, absolutely shocking. Calvert-Lewin was not punished for this incident in the build-up to Leeds’ first goal - Phil Noble/Reuters “He [Martinez] almost just goes to touch him and grab his shirt and he ends up catching his head, touches the back of his hair, the bobble comes out and you can you get a red card. It’s not aggressive.
There’s no jolt. There’s no tug. There’s no sudden movement.
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