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'Absolute joke!' - Solskjaer slams Matic red card as Man Utd fall short in Carabao Cup semi-final

Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has described Nemanja Matic's sending off in their Carabao Cup semi-final second leg against Manchester City as an "absolute joke".

After City claimed a 3-1 first-leg win, Matic opened the scoring in the second leg to give the Red Devils hope of a comeback, only for the Serbia midfielder to be sent off for a second yellow card in 76th minute.

Playing with 10 men, United struggled to push effectively for an equaliser as Pep Guardiola's side managed to book their place in a third straight Carabao Cup final despite losing the match 1-0.