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Scholes slams referee for booking Fernandes during Man United’s 2-2 draw against Sevilla 

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Scholes said the referee’s decision which will  see Bruno Fernandes sit out of the second leg in Spain was a harsh one  

By Kehinde Okeowo 

Football pundit and former Manchester United midfielder, Paul Scholes has condemned the decision of German referee, Felix Zwayer to show a yellow card to Bruno Fernandes during Red Devil’s Europa game against Sevilla.

The Portugal international was booked by the center referee after a shot fired by Sevilla’s Nemanja Gudelj hit him on the arm. 

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The decision eventually proved costly as it would see the Portuguese midfielder miss the return leg of the double header European encounter in Spain. 

Reacting to Zwayer’s decision to issue a yellow card to Fernandes, Man United legend, Scholes said the referee’s judgment was a harsh one   

According to him, given the fact that the midfielder was a maximum of two yards away from the ball, there was no way he could have avoided it hitting his arm. 

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Scholes, who was furious with the referee, told BT Sport, “Ridiculous… I thought the referee was poor all night.

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“Any sign of a foul, he couldn’t wait to get his yellow card out.”

He was not alone on this, former Three Lions midfielder and ex-United colleague, Owen Hargreaves agreed with Schole. 

The former Man City star, while condemning the decision to book Fernandes, argued that it was not a card offence, because there was nothing he could do under the circumstances. 

“It’s a ridiculous decision from the ref. What’s Bruno supposed to do? It’s not a yellow card at all.” Hargreaves said. 

Man United, having drawn the first leg of the encounter 2-2 against Sevilla at Old Trafford, will travel to Spain on Thursday, April 20, for the return leg of the match. 

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