Fred was sent off in Manchester United’s 3-1 loss to Paris Saint-Germain, after the referee deemed him guilty of two bookable offences.
Fred really should have been sent off in the first half for a headbutt on Leandro Paredes. After a look at the on-field monitor, the referee deemed that offence only worthy of a yellow card. Fred also had another incident with Paredes in the first half, which could easily have been construed as another bookable offence.
Eventually, Fred was sent off for a tackle on Ander Herrera. But that tackle itself was a debatable offence, with it being unclear whether it was a yellow card offence or not.
After the match, Owen, while on punditry duty with BT Sport, didn’t hold back while assessing Fred’s performance.
Owen also said that Solskjaer himself has to take some of the blame for still leaving Fred on the pitch after the first half.
Michael Owen says Manchester United will go through to Round of 16
Manchester United now need a draw in Leipzig next week to go through to the Round of 16. PSG, RB Leipzig, and Manchester United are all on nine points, with the French champions facing a clash against Istanbul Basaksehir next week.
Having said that, Owen also stated that he still expects Manchester United to go through to the Round of 16.
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