Southampton boss Ralph Hasenhuttl said Jannik Vestergaard’s early red card in the 1-1 Premier League draw with high-flying Leicester was “absolutely the wrong decision” and plans to appeal. Asked if he was pleased with the result, the Austrian replied: “Absolutely; not delighted with the red card decision but very delighted with the performance from my fighting side. “I thought it was (going to be) a penalty and then it would be even more difficult but when you see the red card then you see that it was absolutely the wrong decision and we deserved to get something today. Jannik Vestergaard saw red for Southampton after 10 minutes (Kirsty Wigglesworth/PA)“Jon Moss has seen it, the VAR, and he says it’s a red card, although Vardy never had the ball. The frustrating result edged the third-placed Foxes eight points clear of fifth-placed West Ham in the race for European qualification.

Source: Express April 30, 2021 22:38 UTC