MANCHESTER UNITED flop Wout Weghorst was fortunate to escape a red card after lashing out at Nottingham Forest star Moussa Niakhate.
The striker was brought on as a second-half substitute with United chasing a second goal.
They found it through Diogo Dalot but with the match petering out there was almost one final twist.
Weghorst, 30, battled with Niakhate as he attempted to reach a through ball.
The Forest defender appeared to pull him back, leading a frustrated Weghorst to lash out.
The forward seemed to strike Niakhate with his right hand, causing the Frenchman to fall to the floor clutching his face.
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Referee Simon Hooper waved play on and VAR decided not to intervene, but Gary Neville thought Weghorst was “asking for trouble”.
Some fans felt Weghorst’s actions deserved a red card, claiming he punched Niakhate.
One supporter said: “That should be a red card, Weghorst tried to punch Niakhaté.”
Another added: “Should be shown red to Weghorst. He’s mad.”
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A third wrote: “Weghorst getting away with a punch off the ball 😂”
And another commented: “Weghorst lucky to not get red card.”
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
