Man Utd star Casemiro escapes red card for horror stamp on Akanji in FA Cup final leaving Man City fans raging
MANCHESTER CITY supporters were left raging that Casemiro escaped a red card after a horror tackle on Manuel Akanji.
The Premier League champions are taking on Manchester United in the FA Cup Final this afternoon.
APCasemiro escaped a red card after this horror challenge on Manuel Akanji[/caption]
Man City fans were fuming that the Brazilian received no punishmentRichard Pelham / The Sun
BBCThe incident occurred in the 12th minute at Wembley[/caption]
BBCThe Brazilian appeared to stamp on the City defender[/caption]
The Wembley showpiece burst into life in record fashion as Ilkay Gundogan fired City ahead after just 13 SECONDS.
That was the fastest-ever goal scored in FA Cup Final history.
But after starting on cloud nine, City fans were furious around 13 minutes later after their defender was caught by United’s Casemiro.
Akanji was caught on the inside of his ankle by the Brazilian and was left rolling in agony.
The incident then went to VAR for a review – but the officials deemed that Casemiro’s tackle was not worthy of any booking.
And, incredibly, it was actually the United man that ended up receiving the free-kick, which left fans absolutely raging and completely baffled.
One fan tweeted: “Casemiro pulled out this nasty tackle on Akanji and went totally unpunished?”
Another joked: “Manuel Akanji is down receiving treatment after a nasty challenge from Casemiro. Free kick to Manchester United.”
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A fellow viewer wrote: “That’s a red all day.”
Another fan said: “Casemiro took out Akanji, that’s a damn red!!!!”
While another blasted: “That decision has absolutely baffled me.
“Casemiro puts his studs through Akanji’s ankle, they do a quick VAR check for a potential red.. Man U free kick.”
As another added: “I still don’t understand VAR. Casemiro stamps on Akanji shins and gets a foul for him then that handball. Ridiculous.
“Football has two law books. One with Var and one without.”
BBCRaging City fans were thought Casemiro had stamped on their defender[/caption]
