RICO LEWIS was stunned after being sent off in Manchester City's Club World Cup opener.<br /><br />The full-back, 20, won the ball before catching Wydad's Samuel Obeng with his follow-through.<br /><br />The 88th-minute red card did not affect the result, with City winning 2-0.<br /><br />But nonetheless, many fans found the incident frustrating.<br /><br />One X user called it: "Absolute insanity."<br /><br />While a second blasted: "shocking decision."<br /><br />A third reasonably pointed out: "Never a red, he won the ball cleanly and just happened to follow through, nothing he could do there."<br /><br />Others, however, disagreed.<br /><br />One wrote: "Maybe because he lifts his leg and boots him in the face? Not sure tho."<br /><br />While a second claimed: "It’s a reckless tackle and deserves two red cards for that."<br /><br />Another added: "He didn’t mean to do that, that's the way, but the game is a game and the rule is a rule. That's a red card, fair play."<br /><br />City boss Pep Guardiola said of the decision: "Rico has no intention to do that, his feet were on the grass, but it is what it is."<br /><br />Man City's comfortable win came from first-half goals by Phil Foden and Jeremy Doku.<br /><br />Guardiola's side will next face Abu Dhabi side Al-Ain.<br /><br />Lewis will be forced to miss the game via suspension.
