Despite the fact that Manchester United extended their miserable season by suffering a loss at home to Brighton on Sunday, there were concerns around the possibility of Solly March, a top player for Brighton, receiving a red card.
During their loss to Brighton, supporters of Manchester United were left seething when the decision was made not to throw Solly March off the pitch.
When March put his hand on Alejandro Garnacho’s throat in the midst of stoppage time, the game was already over and the team had already been eliminated. In spite of this, there was a great deal of dissatisfaction around referee Peter Bankes since he did not show a red card.
March and Leny Yoro, a defender for United, had gotten into a confrontation only a few seconds earlier, and as a result of their altercation, both of them were shown a yellow card. When the Brighton substitute then lifted his hand to Garnacho’s throat, the 30-year-old player continued to play on the pitch despite the presence of one of the referees who was standing in close proximity to him.
The result of the match, which was a loss for United by a score of 3-1, did not alter, and the team is now firmly positioned in the bottom part of the standings. Nevertheless, after a prior incident with the Red Devils, there were concerns raised by officials over the lack of consistency in their actions.
“Only against Manchester United you can grab a player by the neck while the ref is stood right there and you don’t get sent off,” a member of the crowd tweeted. Nobody seems to notice that Solly March is marching about with his hand around Garnacho’s throat??? “Games are over,” another person argued.
There were a great number of other people who mentioned Casemiro’s dismissal in the 2023 match against Crystal Palace. Due to the fact that the Brazilian had placed both hands around the throat of Palace midfielder Will Hughes, he was ejected from the game following a review by the video assistant referee.
“Solly March literally put his hand on Garnacho throat but I guess since his name isn’t Casemiro it won’t be anything,” a third member of the audience wrote. “March just grabbed Garnacho by the throat… no red card though because his name isn’t Casemiro and he doesn’t play for Manchester United,” was the conclusion reached by a fourth official.
After the defeat, United’s head coach Ruben Amorim delivered a conclusion that was quite critical. Both Yankuba Minteh and Bruno Fernandes scored goals during the first half of the match; however, Kaoru Mitoma and Georginio Rutter scored the game-winning goals for the away team.
Amorim said that out of ten games played in the Premier League, they had only won two. “I am aware of that. Consider what this must be like for a supporter of Manchester United, as well as for me. You are transitioning to a new coach who will suffer more losses than the previous coach did. My comprehension of something is complete and whole.
Nevertheless, I am not going to alter [the system] under any circumstances. Since I am not naive, it is imperative that we make it through this moment. As far as Manchester United is concerned, we are maybe the worst team in the club’s whole history. You want to be in the news. I am stating this because it is necessary for us to realise it and also to make changes to that.
The opposite of the number A far more optimistic perspective was held by Fabian Hurzeler. In an interview with Sky Sports, the manager of Brighton stated, “I believe that we displayed a very mature performance. We had a good balance of good defence and controlling the game whenever we were in possession.” “We were in complete control, particularly in the second half, and we created the opportunities. I am pleased and quite proud of the group.