Manchester – Sporty wants himself Marcel Sabitzer (28) swim free again on the island after it died at FC Bayern didn’t go the way the midfielder might have imagined.
Marcel Sabitzer (28, right) attracted the displeasure of some on the island on Sunday. © Nick Potts/PA Wire/dpa
But on Sunday, the Austrian international attracted a lot of resentment.
Because in the 3-0 win of his club Manchester United against Leicester City, the Munich team committed a violent foul in the first half. The referee showed no card, neither yellow nor red.
With an open sole and a stretched leg, Sabitzer hit opponent Wout Faes (24) directly on the knee. Although both fought for the ball, the Belgian was the only one who actually reached the round leather.
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Leicester coach Brendan Rodgers (50) raged after the game that it was incredible that there was no red card. “In this case, even if the game stopped, he pulled through and hit his knee with his leg straight,” he is quoted as saying by the Daily Mail.
Marcel Sabitzer (28, center) with his daughter Mary-Lou (3) in his arms and his fiancée Katja Kühne (37, right) at his side. © IMAGO / ActionPictures
Even the Sky expert Graeme Souness (69) could not believe that the referee did not draw a card and, above all, the VAR did not intervene, because for him there was a very obvious and blatant wrong decision.
“I don’t care what any referee who has never played football thinks about this foul. There should have been a red card,” said the former Liverpool FC captain.
Overall, Sabitzer showed a strong performance in his fourth league appearance on the island. He was certainly inspired by his fiancée Katja Kühne (37) and his daughter Mary Lou (3), who had traveled all the way from Munich to support their darling for the first time at Old Trafford.
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The Austria international is looking to get plenty of match practice back in England and boost his confidence after being sidelined at Bayern and never being able to replicate the strong performances he enjoyed at RB Leipzig.
Nevertheless, he has a contract in Munich until the end of June 2025, Manchester United has no purchase option in the summer.