(Photo) Leon Bailey lucky to escape red card after kicking out at Lisandro Martinez

Leon Bailey was seen kicking out at Lisandro Martinez during last night’s Carabao Cup tie between Manchester United and Aston Villa.

The match came just four days after the two teams met in the Premier League, but sadly that game resulted in a 3-1 win for Unai Emery’s side, so last night’s win can be seen as an act of revenge.

One player out for revenge was Villa winger Leon Bailey, who came off the bench in the second half and contributed to their second goal of the evening (Diogo Dalot’s own goal). He expressed his disappointment with match officials and VAR post-match at the weekend after Lisandro Martinez appeared to elbow the Jamaica international twice into the ribcage.

However, there was another coming together between the two players as Bailey lunged out and kicked Martinez on his knee.

Bailey escaped with a yellow card but he was blessed not to have been sent off.

If only VAR was used during Carabao Cup matches, eh?

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