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Tottenham star shown straight red card for horror tackle against Man United

Cristian Romero was sent off against Man United
Cristian Romero was sent off against Man United (REUTERS)
  • Tottenham captain Cristian Romero was shown a straight red card in his side’s game against Manchester United on Saturday.
  • The incident happened just before the half hour mark when Romero caught United midfielder Casemiro on the ankle.
  • Casemiro rolled around on the ground in agony, and the referee decided it was worthy of a straight red card.
  • Romero’s dismissal left Tottenham with an uphill task and United took the lead shortly afterwards through Bryan Mbeumo.
  • Michael Carrick’s United are aiming for their fourth victory in a row after previous victories over Manchester City, Arsenal and Fulham.
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