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Referee Stuart Attwell should be 'relieved of his duties' after Marcel Sabitzer's challenge on Wout Faes went unpunished

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Published 17:21 20 Feb 2023 GMT

Referee Stuart Attwell should be 'relieved of his duties' after Marcel Sabitzer's challenge on Wout Faes went unpunished

BBC pundit Garth Crooks said that Marcel Sabitzer's challenge on Wout Faes was the "worst tackle I have seen in years."

Adnan Riaz

Adnan Riaz

BBC pundit Garth Crooks has brutally slammed referee Stuart Attwell and VAR after Marcel Sabitzer’s shock challenge in Manchester United’s 3-0 win over Leicester City.

Goals from Marcus Rashford and Jadon Sancho sealed a comfortable win for the Red Devils at Old Trafford on Sunday, with United strengthening their top-four position.

Sabitzer, who completed a deadline-day loan move from Bayern Munich in January, started in the United midfield alongside Fred.

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United manager Erik ten Hag was without Casemiro due to the former Real Madrid star’s three-match ban and Christian Eriksen has been ruled out due to injury.

During the Leicester match, Wout Faes lunged in for the loose ball only for Sabitzer to connect with his studs up in a reckless challenge.

Sabitzer luckily managed to escape a red card from Attwell, but Crooks believes the referee “should be relieved of his duties” over the controversial decision.

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Speaking in his BBC Sport column, Crooks said: “Premier League referee Stuart Attwell should be relieved of his duties.

“He allowed Manchester United’s Marcel Sabitzer to remain on the pitch after the worst tackle I have seen in years and without so much as a caution.

“What made matters worse, Attwell then booked Leicester City’s Nampalys Mendy, having made not one, but two, perfectly legitimate tackles.

“Of course, it is the referee’s opinion that ultimately matters, but if a top-class official cannot distinguish between a ‘career-threatening tackle’ and two perfectly legitimate challenges, then that referee has no business officiating in the top league in the world.

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“Top professional players deserve referees who know the difference between a good and a very bad tackle.”

United are third in the league table and are three points behind second-place Manchester City and five points adrift of league leaders Arsenal.

Ten Hag’s men will now resume their Europa League campaign on Thursday when they welcome Barcelona to Old Trafford for their second-leg playoff clash.

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Featured Image Credit: Sky Sports/Alamy

Topics: Manchester United, Premier League, Leicester City, Marcel Sabitzer, England, Football

Adnan Riaz
Adnan Riaz

Adnan Riaz is a journalist for SPORTbible. He studied for a B.A. in History at the University of York and followed it up with an M.A. in Multimedia Journalism at MMU. Before he started writing about sports, he spent over four years in the gaming press. He has worked for several publications, including Hardcore Gamer, LADbible and the Manchester Evening News. Follow him on Twitter to find out what he is working on next. Got a story tip for Adnan? Email him: [email protected]

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