Stambouli Yellow was right decision

Manchester United fans were squealing on Twitter suggesting Benjamin Stambouli should have been shown a red card instead of a yellow for a 'horror' tackle on Michael Carrick.



I doubt these same people were calling for a Tottenham penalty after Rooney wrestled and then threw Kane into another United defender before heading the ball away himself. Some of these are given, some are not so it's difficult to complain had it gone either way.
Alas they are letting their emotions get the better of them or they don't know what a horror tackle is. He was late yes, very late but there was no maliciousness and the referee let play go on. The crucial difference is that Stanbouli caught Carrick with his instep, had he contacted his knee directly with his studs then yes, that would be a horror tackle and a red card, but he didn't.

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His leg was in front of Carrick so Carrick is moving into the leg, that no shouldn't be there, but Stambouli has not targeted and gone in studs first straight at his knee cap. It was not a leg breaking tackle but clearly appeared to some to be worse than it actually was.

Play continued and when play stopped, referee Jonathan Moss went to Stambouli to quite rightly show him only a yellow card.

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