(Photo) Marcus Rashford shown straight red card for reckless challenge after VAR review

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After an emphatic, dream start for Manchester United against Copenhagen, things have taken a turn for the worse in the past 15 minutes.

Rasmus Hojlund opened the scoring within three minutes at Parken Stadium before completing his brace within half an hour, sending the travelling Reds into hysterics behind the goal.

However, the tide quickly turned when Marcus Rashford lunged into a challenge, while trying to control the ball, on Elias Jelert and his studs connected with the Dane’s ankle.

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After a VAR review, Rashford was shown a straight red and sent down the tunnel, though the UEFA blog states that it was due to the forward ‘catching Jelert with his arm’, as per Simon Peach.

Clearly reckless, but a red? We’re not so sure.

Moments later, Copenhagen pulled one back through Mohamed Elyounoussi and then equalised from the spot following Harry Maguire’s handball. A huge second half is coming up.

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