
Lisandro Martinez was sent off for violent conduct after pulling Dominic Calvert-Lewin's hair during a header, a decision confirmed by VAR.
VAR intervened after the referee missed the hair-pull incident, prompting an on-field review that led to Martinez's red card.
Lisandro Martinez was sent off during Manchester United's match against Leeds for pulling Dominic Calvert-Lewin's hair, a decision made after a VAR review. The incident occurred when Martinez grabbed Calvert-Lewin's ponytail while jumping for a header.
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Lisandro Martinez was sent off for pulling Dominic Calvert-Lewinâs hair during Manchester Unitedâs Premier League outing against rivals Leeds.
Martinez jumped for a header with the Leeds striker and grabbed onto Calvert-Lewinâs ponytail on the way down, something that was missed by referee Paul Tierney but picked up on by VAR.
Tierney was promptly advised to go to the monitor for an on-field review and sent off the Argentinian for violent conduct.
Martinez was making his return from injury having been sidelined since February, but his first match back lasted just 55 minutes.
He will be banned for three games, missing Unitedâs matches against Chelsea, Brentford and Liverpool. Defensive teammate Harry Maguire may also be suspended for the Chelsea game.
The sending off came as United trailed 2-0 to Leeds thanks to a first-half Noah Okafor brace.
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