"Carrick stated, 'The arm [is] in the face of Lisandro and he is off balance and grappling. He goes to touch his shirt and gets a red card for it.'"
"'It is not aggressive, there is no jolt, no tug. We have got to be careful where the game is going. It is a shocking decision, absolutely shocking.'"
"'The red card, that is really concerning. I know he touched his hair. There is a difference to really aggressively touching it.'"
Michael Carrick expressed disbelief over Lisandro Martinez's red card for pulling Dominic Calvert-Lewin's hair, labeling the decision as shocking. Martinez's dismissal occurred during Manchester United's 2-1 loss to Leeds, leaving the team potentially without two key defenders for an upcoming match against Chelsea. Carrick argued that the incident did not warrant a red card, emphasizing that there was no aggression involved. He highlighted the need for caution regarding officiating decisions in football, particularly concerning the interpretation of such actions on the field.
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