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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Jacob Leeks

Howard Webb facing calls to sack Man Utd referee after missing "worst tackle in years"

Referee boss Howard Webb is facing fresh calls to sack one of his officials after Stuart Attwell failed to send off Manchester United star Marcel Sabitzer in their win over Leicester.

Sabitzer was lucky to escape a sending off after a late tackle on Foxes defender Wout Faes. The Belgian had beaten the Red Devils midfielder to a loose ball, with Sabitzer planting his studs down the thigh of the Leicester man.

Attwell did not deem the challenge to be worthy of a red card, with VAR Paul Tierney agreeing with that decision. The failure to send off Faes left Leicester furious, with Attwell's decision now leading to former Tottenham star Garth Crooks calling for him to be sacked.

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