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Scott McTominay suggested that Manchester United players were angry at some of the histrionics of their Paris Saint-Germain counterparts in a moody Champions League tie at Old Trafford.
United were beaten 3-1 by last season’s runners-up to drop out of qualifying for the knockout stage on next week’s trip to RB Leipzig, but Fred was sent off in the second half.
The Brazilian midfielder was lucky enough to be booked just for poking Leandro Paredes in the first half, but got a second yellow despite winning the ball in a challenge with Ander Herrera.
That came moments after Marquinhos put PSG in front against the game’s streak and cost United any real chance of winning the point they needed to secure a place in the round of 16.
McTominay was not impressed with the behavior of some of the PSG players, mentioning it three times in a post-match interview with MUTV despite never being asked directly about it.
“The reaction of their players is [shakes head]… I have nothing to say about it, you get in trouble if you start talking about it and the referee, “McTominay said.
“It’s a tough pill to swallow when you watch the game unfold, it was a sloppy goal to fit in. [to Neymar early on] Then the way we played after that was brilliant, the way we approached the game was total concentration.
“I don’t have much to comment on the referee and his players, but that’s football, you’ll get it when you play in Europe.”
McTominay also criticized the continued use of VAR, suggesting that United felt Marquinhos’s goal was offside despite the incident being reviewed.
United may have been lucky when referee Daniele Orsata failed to fire Fred in the first half after using the monitor to watch a replay of Fred’s clash with Paredes, but McTominay has clearly had enough of the system.
“I heard that his goal was also partly offside. For us, where is the balance in the game with the way the referee has approached the decisions? “, Said.” We are seeing mistakes week after week, for us it has to be rectified, to make football go back to how it was. “
United missed some early chances in the second half to take the lead, but McTominay cleared the forwards of responsibility in what turned out to be a frustrating night.
“We have so much quality in attack, we have so much confidence in forwards in general, that sometimes the ball just doesn’t go into the net,” he said.
“As I say, decisions, the referee, his players, it’s a tough night. I said at halftime if we don’t get anything out of this game then we should get disappointed and angry with each other. “
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