MARK CLATTENBURG: Harry Maguire shouldn't have been on the pitch to score Manchester United goal

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Harry Maguire should not have been on the pitch to score Manchester United’s second goal after his earlier kick-out at Michy Batshuayi.

On first viewing, I wanted to support Maguire, thinking maybe he had caught the Chelsea striker in his follow through after challenging for the ball.

But replays showed the United defender made a clear second movement towards Batshuayi which he could have avoided. He made a stamping motion into Batshuayi’s groin and should have seen red.

Harry Maguire (right) was lucky not to be sent off in Manchester United's win at Chelsea

It seemed as though Maguire deliberately stamped on Michy Batshuayi's groin in the first half

VAR looked at this but did not deem it a clear error by referee Anthony Taylor, and this is where the inconsistencies lie.

Let’s not forget Taylor was the man in the middle when Tottenham’s Son Heung-min made a similar foul on Chelsea’s Antonio Rudiger in December.

Taylor missed the challenge by Maguire, but had he gone to his pitch-side monitor, I’m sure he would have sent him off. As for the booking for Willian, that was a blatant dive.

yokelwombat on February 18th, 2020 at 09:29 UTC »

Just waiting for Dermot Gallagher to say that not giving him a red card was the CORRECT DECISION on Sky's Ref Watch.

SonaldoNazario on February 18th, 2020 at 09:22 UTC »

Can he get any retrospective action?

Dont_Eat_Apples on February 18th, 2020 at 09:08 UTC »

What's mark been up to nowadays?