Ref Watch: Feghouli Red Wrong

Referee Mike Dean's decision to send off Sofiane Feghouli during West Ham's 2-0 defeat to Manchester United was incorrect.

That's according to former Premier League official Dermot Gallagher, who told Premier League Daily that Feghouli's tackle on Phil Jones was worthy of a yellow card rather than a red.

INCIDENT: Sofiane Feghouli sent off for a first-half challenge on Phil Jones

SCENARIO: Feghouli takes a heavy touch and collides with Man Utd defender Jones. Referee Mike Dean issues a red card to the West Ham attacker

DERMOT'S VERDICT: Incorrect decision

DERMOT SAYS: I think it is a yellow card. What happens is Feghouli overruns the ball and lunges in. He doesn't go out of control as such, he goes in for the ball and collides with Jones as Jones comes in from the other side. It was not as if Jones was there to take the impact, Jones came into his line and I think all those factors lead to a yellow card. The unfortunate thing is Mike has seen the end of it and the reaction and I think a lot of that has played on his mind. In fairness to him, he took his time. You can't say it's a knee-jerk reaction but when he's computed it all he's come to the decision it's a red card. I think he will look at that today and think he got it wrong. 

What I will say is I think Mike has been very unfairly criticised as a person because in the nine and a half years I have been off the Premier League, I think Mike Dean has made fewer errors than any other referee. The reason why we are talking about this error so much is because Mike Dean doesn't make many.

INCIDENT: Cheikhou Kouyate is penalised for a foul on Henrikh Mkhitaryan

SCENARIO: The West Ham midfielder concedes a free-kick for a tackle on Mkhitaryan. Referee Mike Dean does not issue a card.

DERMOT'S VERDICT: Could have been a yellow card

DERMOT SAYS: Mike has to get this absolutely right because what you don't want is to have a second red card that everybody is going to say was not a red card. There is no doubt whatsoever the Kouyate one was not a red card, that's absolutely certain. It could well have been a yellow but Mike didn't go overboard. He didn't react the way he did for the first one [Feghouli] and almost compound it by issuing another red.

INCIDENT: Zlatan Ibrahimovic's goal

SCENARIO: Zlatan Ibrahimovic scores Man Utd's second goal at the London Stadium but appears to be in an offside position when he gathers possession

DERMOT'S VERDICT: Incorrect decision

DERMOT SAYS: It is just a lack of concentration from the assistant. In that situation, the three Man Utd players are in an offside position - which is not an offence - but assistants at this level are taught to keep an eye on them in case the ball comes forward. In your mind you should have a picture of where they started and unfortunately the assistant has lost sight of their starting position. That's the only error he has made because without doubt, when the ball comes in, Ibrahimovic is offside. It's a decision at this level you should get right.

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