please log in to view this image its not the same as what happened last night is it chav ****s torres knew exactly where Cleverley was. Thats the reason you lot are posting a picture and not the footage
I dont know what more proof you need, this explains it thoroughly, there can be no more arguing saying it wasn't a red with this explanation.
Your analogy doesn't fit,Nani lifting his foot high wasn't against the rules, you driving at 150mph (I'm assuming on a public road) is illegal. There fore you rightly would not have much of a case for defence. If you are traveling at the speed limit which is allowed, as was Nani's high foot, and a child runs out right infront of your car then intent does come into it along with if you could have done anything more to avoid hitting the child. Let's go withthe scenario that the child ran out from behind a corner right infront of your car, you see him run out and hit the brakes but the collision is unavoidable. That I think you will find is a more fitting analogy. In both cases, the impact with the other person wasn't allowed but in both cases it was accidental and unavoidable, unless you go to the extreme of saying it would have been avoided if you walked instead of drove that day much like Nani wouldn't have collided with Arbeloa if he hadn't gone for the ball at all. The principal is that the Nani's high boot was not illegal, nor was his attempt to get the ball. What was illegal was that he collided with the other player. This happens all thetime in football, overhead kicks, attempts to jump over a player who slides in at you etc. What makes one of these collisions a red card offense is if it's intentional which it has to be to be considered challenging another player. The issue here is that Nani wasn't challenging Arbeloa, he was simply trying to bring the ball under control when he and Arbeloa ran into each other. Therefor it was not a challenge nor was it excessive force. Reckless perhaps, but not a red. That said, I can see why the ref gave it, he has one chance to look at what happened and has to make decision, it's just one of those things that can go against you in football. It just doesn't make it any less bitter a pill to swallow that's all.
Uefa has begun disciplinary proceedings against Manchester United following their Champions League defeat by Real Madrid on Tuesday
