MANCHESTER CITY supporters were left raging that Casemiro escaped a red card after a horror tackle on Manuel Akanji.
The Premier League champions defeated Manchester United 2-1 in the FA Cup Final this afternoon.
The Wembley showpiece burst into life in record fashion as Ilkay Gundogan fired City ahead after just 12 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.”
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.”
Fans were even more angry before the break when Jack Grealish was harshly judged to have handled in the area, allowing Bruno Fernandes to equalise from the penalty spot. But then it was United players fuming after Victor Lindelof was struck by an object thrown by a fan while celebrating that goal.
Gundogan rifled City back into the lead shortly after the break as the action refused to slow down and it remained 2-1 as they clinched the Double. Now it is only Inter Milan in the Champions League Final next week that stands in the way of them and an historic Treble.
Source: thesun.co.uk
