That red card is everything wrong with VAR in modern football.
Nobody, literally nobody, not a single soul ..cared about that, or saw that as violent conduct.
Worst is bringing the play back 5 minutes, to interfere in the game.
Ridiculous.
Gabriel was very smart by headbutting Haaland and not accidentally removing his hair bobble in an aerial duel. By avoiding 'violent conduct' he receives a yellow card rather than a red and three-game suspension. Well done, good process.
Old Trafford tonight and a new opportunity for a referee to test drive a rule and send a United player off and then watch the same incident go unpunished ten times.
Foul throw? Moving the ball at a free kick? Protesting a decision? Can’t wait!
For those that couldn't grasp it properly. This is a statistical anomaly that effectively "broke" the modern data era of the Premier League.
While the league has seen legendary defensive midfielders (DMs), none have combined these specific high-volume defensive metrics in a