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Manchester United right‑back Diogo Dalot avoided a red card for his challenge on Jeremy Doku during Saturday's Manchester derby against Manchester City, and the Premier League have now issued an explanation.
The Portuguese defender was initially booked for catching Doku on the knee with a high boot before VAR reviewed the incident. However, referee Anthony Taylor's on‑field decision stood, as officials felt there was not enough intent to upgrade it to a red card.
The Premier League Match Centre, which clarified the incident, deemed the challenge neither forceful nor intense.
A tweet on X read: "The referee's call of yellow card to Dalot for a reckless challenge was checked and confirmed by VAR – with the contact deemed to be glancing and not with excessive force."
Before the Premier League issued their clarification, Sky Sports commentator Peter Drury said: "VAR has confirmed that a yellow card is the right outcome. There was no force or intensity.
"His intention, according to Craig Pawson, was always to play the ball."
Meanwhile, co-commentator Gary Neville said of the incident: "Not good. It is knee high. The ball is there and Jeremy Doku shifts it.
"Diogo Dalot is very late. He is clearly looking for the ball, but Doku is too quick for him."
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