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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Barry Glendenning

Manchester United are pulling their hair out but rules are rules

Lisandro Martinez pulls Dominic Calvert-Lewin's hair during Manchester United versus Leeds match
We’ve seen tidier challenges. Photograph: Adam Vaughan/EPA

BAD HAIR DAY

Seeing as the Ifab laws of football decree that hair-pulling is an act of violent conduct that is punishable by a straight red card, Football Daily is somewhat perplexed by the controversy surrounding the dismissal of Lisandro Martínez at Old Trafford on Monday night. Approaching the hour mark of his side’s 2-1 defeat by Leeds, the Argentinian quite clearly yanked Dominic Calvert-Lewin’s hair, sending the Leeds striker’s man-bunned up tresses cascading over his shoulders by pulling off the scrunchy that was holding them in place without so much as a formal invitation.

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