Much like elephants, football fans never forget – particularly when it comes to refereeing decisions.
A high tackle from Nani during Manchester United’s 2013 Champions League match against Real Madrid resulted in the winger seeing red.
Here’s that tackle again…
As it happens, the very same referee who issued that card, Cuneyt Cakir, was in charge of Spurs’ match with Borussia Dortmund on Thursday, and in a very similar incident, Tom Carroll caught a player whist his gaze was on the dropping ball…
Grudge-bearing United fans were very quick to respond to the double-standards that only resulted in a yellow card (ignore the incorrect date)…
Tom Carroll gets a yellow for the same tackle Nani saw red vs Real Madrid in 2009. Coincidentally, it's the same referee.
— Aaron Flanagan (@aaronflan) March 10, 2016
https://twitter.com/HowardCover/status/707998721552814080
https://twitter.com/MBBETTING/status/707998713747214336
Referee Cuneyt Cakir has clearly mellowed since that Nani red card vs Real Madrid. Tom Carroll gets away with yellow. #BVBTOT
— SportingPost (@SportingPost_) March 10, 2016
They’ve got your number, Cuneyt.
