'Very difficult to accept' - Bournemouth appeal controversial decision in Manchester United draw

Bournemouth have appealed the controversial decision to show Evanlison a red card in their 1-1 draw with Manchester United at the weekend. The Cherries were on top in the match and held a 1-0 goal lead when the Brazilian striker was sent off for a strong challenge on Noussair Mazraoui.

Although Evanilson was guilty of a dangerous foul on the United defender, it was clear to see he had slipped when making the challenge and had not intended to hurt his opponent. The Bournemouth star was initially booked by referee Peter Bankes, but was sent to the pitchside monitor by VAR John Brooks and overturned his decision.

United dominated the match against the 10 men of Bournemouth and eventually grabbed a point when Rasmus Hojlund found the back of the net in the final minutes of the match. The Daily Echo report the Cherries have now formally appealed against the decision and should discover the verdict by the end of the week.

Andoni Iraola frustrated by 'very harsh' decision

Speaking in his post-match press conference, Bournemouth boss Andoni Iraola lamented the red card decision and claimed it lacked any 'common sense' to send Evanilson off.

“No, it's not very harsh, it's common sense," he said. “He slips, everyone sees that he slips. And even if you consider, no, it doesn't matter he has slips, because he doesn't catch him with the leg that goes high. He catches him with the leg that goes down on the floor and he referees, the referee referees the play.

“And the VAR supposedly has to be something super clear, super obvious. The VAR is the one who decides. And after, I want to see the process, how the process has gone. If they have shown him a still image, they have shown him all the play in real speed, the reason why he slips and that is the situation. It's difficult, very difficult to accept.”

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