'It was never a sending off': Ole Gunnar Solskjaer blasts 'joke' red card for goalscorer Nemanja Matic after Manchester United exited Carabao Cup - and pundits Micah Richards and Darren Fletcher agree

Daily Mail | January 30, 2020

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer labelled Nemanja Matic's dismissal a 'joke' following Manchester United's Carabao Cup semi-final defeat by Manchester City.

Matic was sent off in the second half for a second yellow card when he blocked City's Ilkay Gundogan.

The Serbian midfielder, who had put United back into the tie after scoring in the first half, received his first booking when he fouled Riyad Mahrez.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was left frustrated after Nemanja Matic was sent off on Wednesday

Matic was sent off for a second yellow card against Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium

Matic was dismissed when he was booked for blocking Manchester City's Ilkay Gundogan

Solskjaer felt referee Kevin Friend and his fellow officials had made the wrong call in sending him off.