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Fans left fuming as Man United defender Lisandro Martinez escapes punishment after twice making contact with Patrick Bamford's head with his boot

2023-02-09 11 Dailymotion

Fans were left fuming after Manchester United defender Lisandro Martinez escaped punishment after his boot twice made contact with the head of Leeds striker Patrick Bamford on Wednesday night.<br /><br />The pair got into a tangle just before half-time with Leeds leading thanks to Wilfried Gnonto's first minute strike.<br /><br />Both players fell to the ground, but as Martinez attempted to get up, his studs made contact with Bamford's face.<br /><br />One fan said: 'Martinez the ‘Butcher of Amsterdam’ getting away with running his foot across and down Bamford’s face there.'<br /><br />Another added: 'Lisandro Martinez should have been sent off for this silly challenge on Bamford.'<br /><br />And a third said: 'How is this not a red card??? Martinez’s studs in Bamford’s chin, then back over Bamford’s head as he got up… he knew exactly what he was doing there. Disgusting.'<br /><br />Substitute Jadon Sancho secured Manchester United a hard-fought 2-2 draw against Leeds to deny their managerless rivals a famous first league win at Old Trafford in 42 years.<br /><br />The relegation-threatened Whites sacked Jesse Marsch on Monday and caretaker replacement Michael Skubala was on course to mastermind an unforgettable victory two days later.<br /><br />Wilfried Gnonto fired the visitors ahead after 55 seconds and Raphael Varane turned into his own goal early in the second half as Leeds dreamt of a first league win at Old Trafford since February 1981.<br /><br />But Erik ten Hag's United are made of stern stuff and rallied impressively, with Marcus Rashford's header followed by substitute Sancho's first goal since September in a thrilling 2-2 draw.....

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