Controversy? Manchester United central defender Liang shoe spikes fly to escape the red card to create a conflict! Premier League official: Reckless but not malicious

In a key match in the 10th round of the English Premier League that ended in the early morning of November 4, Beijing time, Manchester United drew 1-1 at home to Chelsea. At the end of the game, there was a rather controversial scene. Manchester United centre-back Lisandro Martinez escaped a red card for a bright spike tackle on Palmer, sparking a clash between the two teams.

In the third minute of stoppage time, the score was still 1-1. In a scramble for possession near the touchline, Chelsea ace Palmer picked the ball past and got away from Lisandro Martinez's defence. The Argentine central defender, who was not willing to be humiliated, was passed and directly raised his foot to kick Palmer's knee with bright spikes.

After being violated, Palmer fell to the ground clutching his legs in pain, and seeing his teammates being fouled, Jackson, Caicedo and other Chelsea players stepped forward to question Lisandro Martinez, while Manchester United players stepped forward to protect the Argentine defenders, and the players from both sides quickly gathered around each other and pushed each other, almost causing a conflict.

Despite VAR then intervening, in the end, the referee on duty showed Lisandro Martinez a yellow card. Chelsea's Jackson was also shown a yellow card for the controversy.

Regarding Lisandro Martinez's foul, the Premier League official then gave an explanation: "Lisandro was shown a yellow card by the referee for a foul on Palmer.VAR checked the possible red card and confirmed that the referee had not awarded a red card, deeming it to be a reckless scramble rather than malicious intent.”

It is worth noting that this is not the first time that Lisandro Martinez has caused controversy this season due to scrambles. In the previous match between Manchester United and Crystal Palace, he used a "balloon" scramble to kick the Japanese international Daichi Kamada, which also caused a lot of controversy. The Argentine defender, known for his "iron will", should indeed pay attention to his defensive movements.