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PICTURE the scene at Old Trafford this afternoon . . . the dying seconds, West Ham chasing an equaliser and Michail Antonio steaming in on goal.
Just as he is about to shoot, he is cleaned out by Lisandro Martinez. A blatant foul, but amazingly referee Chris Kavanagh waves play on.It is a shocking mistake.
Antonio chases Kavanagh, bellows in his face and is shown the red card. An automatic one-game ban for the striker, obviously.
Only Antonio seeks out the official after the game, offers a sincere apology, then goes public to admit he shouldn’t have lost the plot.
There is no appeal against the sending-off. No trying to wriggle out of the offence. Yet instead of a suspension, Antonio escapes with a fine and is free to play on.