FC Copenhagen players and staff believe Manchester United forward Alejandro Garnacho should have shown a red card for his “childish, baby-level antics” during Tuesday’s Champions League clash. Byens Hold boss Jacob Neestrup has called for referees to crack down on players\u00a0scuffing the penalty spot after Garnacho appeared to\u00a0deliberately tread on the spot\u00a0in an attempt to throw off Copenhagen forward Jordan Larsson’s strike.<\/p>\n
The Danes were awarded a penalty deep in stoppage time after Scott McTominay was pulled up for a high boot. However, under-fire shot-stopper Andre Onana managed to pull off a spectacular save to secure United all three points.<\/p>\n
A headed goal from Harry Maguire at the three-quarter-way mark gave United the lead before Onana’s heroics ensured a 1-0 victory for Erik ten Hag’s side. The victory lifts United off the bottom of their Champions League group as they leapfrog Copenhagen into third.<\/p>\n
It keeps United’s\u00a0hopes of progression into the knockout stages alive following back-to-back losses to\u00a0Bayern Munich\u00a0and\u00a0Galatasaray in their opening group-stage games. But Garnacho’s actions leading up to the dramatic last-gasp penalty have come under fire.<\/p>\n
Former\u00a0Arsenal loanee Kim Kallstrom\u00a0labelled Garnacho’s actions as “childish” and “baby-level” while\u00a0Copenhagen skipper Viktor Claesson described his behaviour as “unsportsmanlike”. Manager\u00a0Neestrup was also disgusted by Garnacho’s conduct and called for more to be done to prevent players from doing the same.<\/p>\n
“It is up to referees and associations to set limits,” he told\u00a0VG\u00a0“All you have to do is give a red card for something like that, then people stop doing it.”<\/p>\n
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