Martinez's 'inexplicable' 83 seconds cost Man Utd and Carrick
What happened
Manchester United lost 2-0 at Chelsea after Lisandro Martinez was sent off for a second yellow card, according to Sky Sports.
Martinez was booked for fouling Morgan Rogers and, about three minutes later, raised an arm to Wesley Fofana's face; a VAR check led to the red card and a penalty.
Cole Palmer scored the penalty to double the lead, after Rogers had opened the scoring early in the second half.
BBC put the gap between Martinez's two fouls at one minute and 23 seconds.
The defeat is United's ninth game without a win in all competitions, their longest such run since 1984, and leaves them a point above the relegation zone.
United missed several first-half chances, with Bruno Fernandes firing over when unmarked after being reinstated by head coach Michael Carrick.
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- 2026-10-31 13:28 UTCSky Sports · skysports.com ↗
- 2026-10-31 14:59 UTCTimesLIVE via Reuters · timeslive.co.za ↗
- 2026-10-31 15:09 UTCAl Jazeera · aljazeera.com ↗
- 2026-10-31 16:38 UTCBBC · bbc.co.uk ↗
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