Manchester United picked up an impressive 2-0 win over City at Old Trafford on Saturday lunchtime, but it could have been very different. The Portuguese full-back escaped with a yellow card, despite VAR having a look at the incident, which left the Belgian on the deck. The Premier League Match Centre confirmed why the foul was only worthy of a yellow card, stating that it was a ‘glancing’ impact. ‘You could say that, you could say that red card, different game. ‘It is easy for me to come here and say it should be a red card.

Source: Metro January 18, 2026 12:03 UTC