Tuchel was not impressed with referee Sven Jablonski and the Video Assistant Referees, questioning three big decisions: giving the last-gasp penalty against White, not sending Araujo off for his reckless tackle on Foden and not reviewing Rodrigo Aguirre’s foul on Noni Madueke.
But the most farcical decision was keeping Manuel Ugarte on the pitch after the Manchester United midfielder appeared to have been shown two yellow cards, the first for fouling Palmer and then showing dissent after White had scored. Maguire said he had been informed that his Red Devils’ team-mate had in fact only been shown one yellow card, only adding to the confusion.
“I didn’t think it was a good performance at all,” Tuchel said of his German compatriot Jablonski. “There were debates, a player got two yellows in a match but not sent off. A bad day at the office.” Ian Wright, analysing the game for ITVhad even harsher words: “They are making it up as they go along, like we didn’t see what we saw.”
