Why is Bruno Fernandes available to play against Aston Villa? Man United captain to appear in Premier League despite straight red card
Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes is available to play against Aston Villa on Sunday despite being sent off last weekend.
He red devils The star was given his marching orders in the 42nd minute during the dismal 3-0 defeat to Spurs at Old Trafford.
Fernandes tried to stop James Maddison running past him, where he proceeded to slide into his tackle.
This led to the Portuguese international catching the former Leicester playmaker high up the leg.
Although replays showed it was not a spike challenge, Fernandes instead caught it with the back of the ankle.
However, referee Chris Kavanagh wasted no time in showing him a straight red card, and Spurs scored two goals in the second half as they took advantage of having an extra man.
He was therefore expected to miss Man United's next three games through suspension, but this is no longer the case…
Why is Fernandes allowed to play against Aston Villa?
Fernandes can play against Aston Villa after the Premier League overturned his red card.
After his sending off last week, he insisted it was never a red card offense and that resulted in Man United lodging an appeal.
The Red Devils declared on Tuesday night that they had won their unfair dismissal claim.
This means Fernandes will be available for Sunday's away game at Villa, in addition to the matches against Brentford and West Ham after the international break.
TO statement read: “Bruno Fernandez He will be available for Manchester United's next three games following a successful claim for unfair dismissal.
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“The midfielder was sent off for a serious foul during the Premier League match against Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday, September 29.
“Fernandes would miss our league games against Aston Villa, Brentford and West Ham but will now be available for selection following the successful appeal.”
Fernandes' red card was the first of his United career in what was his 242nd appearance.
And in a live TV interview on Sky Sports immediately after United's defeat, he fumed that Kavanagh made the wrong decision, while claiming Maddison agreed with him.
He said: “Never a red card, that's my opinion. I agree it's a foul.”
“The referee tried to tell me that as he saw it was clear contact with the studs, no.
“I didn't touch it with my cleats or even my foot, it was my ankle. It's a clear foul.
“If he wants to give me a yellow card because they are going to do a counterattack, then I agree. But more than that, no. That's not the case.”
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He added: “Even James Maddison, when he got up, said it wasn't a red card. If it is a red card, we will have to look at a lot of other incidents.”
“I don't understand why the VAR doesn't call him (the referee) on the screen.
“The red card makes it worse. I have to thank all the effort my teammates have made to try to get back into the game, but it was not possible.
“They showed great effort and character and I'm happy about that.”
In the end, it appears his views on the red card were correct, with the Premier League admitting fault for the incident.
And he will return straight to top-flight action this weekend.
