Kyle Walker Should’ve Been Sent Off Against MUFC – Fletcher

Manchester United caretaker manager Darren Fletcher was left bemused that Kyle Walker wasn’t sent off for stamping on Patrick Dorgu. The incident happened during MUFC’s 2-2 draw with Burnley in midweek, and fans have been reacting.

According to him, he was stunned that Walker didn’t see red for the bad tackle, and VAR should have looked at it at least.

Fletcher added that if VAR could have ridiculously disallowed Lisandro’s goal, it was wrong to ignore such a stamp.

His words, “So like Kyle Walker did when Licha didn’t touch him? Yeah. That’s sort of the territory we’re getting into, but Patrick’s such an honest guy, he’s never going to do that.

It didn’t look great from Kyle Walker’s point of view, but I like Kyle and I know him as a person, so I hope the intent was to get the ball. Patrick thought the intention at the time was Kyle tried to get the ball and made contact with him, so that was his understanding of the incident in the moment.

For me personally, I think VAR should have looked at it. They looked at the goal disallowed, which was ridiculous, so they should have been looking at that for me.

And, as you say, if they don’t, you’re just going to encourage players making massive dramas out of things and being theatrical, which is what we don’t want in the game.

I don’t want that from my players. I’d strive my players not to do it. But them two situations probably were massive influences on the game the other night, so it shows you how influential it can be.”

WOW.

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Nicknamed the Red Devils, they were founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, but changed their name to Manchester United in 1902. After a spell playing in Clayton, Manchester, the club moved to their current stadium, Old Trafford, in 1910.

Alex Ferguson and his assistant Archie Knox arrived from Aberdeen on the day of Atkinson’s dismissal, and guided the club to an 11th-place finish in the league. Despite a second-place finish in 1987–88, the club was back in 11th place the following season. Reportedly on the verge of being dismissed, Ferguson’s job was saved by victory over Crystal Palace in the 1990 FA Cup final.

The following season, Manchester United claimed their first UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup title. That triumph allowed the club to compete in the European Super Cup for the first time, where United beat European Cup holders Red Star Belgrade 1–0 at Old Trafford. The club appeared in two consecutive League Cup finals in 1991 and 1992 the left and the right, but he’s not got any sense of danger yet, and empties the midfield area too readily.