Jamie Carragher claims that Man United star Marcus Rashford should have been sent off for challenge on Aston Villa's Leon Bailey just minutes after getting booked

Jamie Carragher has claimed that Manchester United prima Marcus Rashford should person been sent disconnected successful nan 0-0 tie with Aston Villa.

Rashford had conscionable been booked for bringing down Matty Cash and past proceeded to foul Leon Bailey aft 62 minutes arsenic boos rang astir Villa Park.

The 26-year-old managed to flight without a 2nd booking and was promptly substituted by Erik 10 Hag, pinch Antony replacing him.

Carragher was adamant that Rashford should person been dismissed.

Speaking connected Sky Sports, Carragher said: 'If Rashford hadn't already sewage a yellowish card, that is simply a yellow. It should person been a reddish paper and Manchester United should beryllium down to 10 men.'

Rashford had antecedently been substituted astatine half clip successful United's tie pinch Porto successful nan Europa League successful midweek contempt having scored earlier successful nan game.

So acold this run Rashford has scored 4 goals successful eleven appearances for United.

The Rashford incident aside, it was a mostly uneventful brushwood astatine Villa Park, pinch nan crippled ending 0-0.

However, 10 Hag will beryllium pleased pinch an improved protect capacity from his side. 

Ten Hag underlined his side’s betterment astatine nan backmost aft their 4th cleanable expanse of nan run but is now worried astir nan fittingness of Harry Maguire, who was injured astatine nan extremity of nan first half and near Villa Park successful a protective boot.

‘In nan opponent’s container we person to beryllium much ruthless, objective and show much slayer instinct,’ he added.