Manchester United fans have gone ballistic over Michael Oliver's decision not to red card Darwin Nunez on Sunday - but a former referee supports the call.

Nunez was booked after crashing into Matthijs de Ligt with 15 minutes to go and will be suspended for Liverpol's next Premier League clash with Nottingham Forest.

The forward had jumped back-first into the chest of the defender, who went down holding his face during the 2-2 draw at Anfield.

Keeping Nunez on the pitch and not checking the incident with VAR unleashed a wave of rage from Red Devils fans, who branded the challenge 'dangerous'.

'The more I've seen it the more convinced I am - that is a red card ALL day long!' said Jay Motty.

Mark Goldbridge chimed in on X: 'Not that it changes the result but the more I see that Darwin Nunez foul on De Ligt the more angry I get at VAR.

It was Nunez's fifth yellow card of the Premier League season, while he has also picked up another in the Champions League against Real Madrid.

Physicality is a big part of Nunez's game but he has taken it too far in the past. He was sent off on his home debut in August 2022 after headbutting Crystal Palace defender Joachim Andersen.

However, former Premier League referee Dermot Gallagher was on hand to explain why Nunez was only given a yellow card on Ref Watch.

'If you watch Nunez, he never looks at the ball. He's always looking at the player,' he said.

'But he catches him in the chest and he doesn't come from a long distance.

'They are the factors that stop it from being a red card.'

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