Ex-Premier League referee: Scott McTominay should be banned as controversial Man United footage analysed
Scott McTominay should have been sent off as Man United beat Leeds United 4-2 yesterday (20 February), according to Keith Hackett.
Speaking exclusively to Football Insider, the ex-Fifa and Premier League referee insisted McTominay was a "lucky boy" not to be shown a second yellow card at Elland Road.
The Man United midfielder was initially cautioned for a foul on Joe Gelhardt in the 77th minute.
Shortly after, as shown on the BBC's Match of the Day 2 programme, he fouled Junior Firpo after he had passed the ball away.
The Leeds players were incensed McTominay was not shown a second yellow and Raphinha himself was cautioned after confronting his opponent.
Asked for his verdict of the incident, Hackett said after analysing the footage with Football Insider correspondent Connor Whitley: “How McTominay stayed on the pitch is beyond me.
“If his manager wants open and clean football then he needs to have a conversation with him.
“He is one lucky boy to have stayed on the pitch. On this one he should have received a red card.
“The second challenge fulfils a second yellow. It doesn’t have to be a second red.
“To some degree, I can understand what Paul Tierney is doing. That’s why I think he had a good game but I will criticise him on certain points.
“McTominay was a serial offender in the game. This wasn’t just two offences.
“I was surprised he stayed on.”
A second yellow card would have seen McTominay slapped with a one-game domestic ban.
He would have therefore been unavailable for Man United's Premier League game with Watford next weekend (26 February).