Former Manchester United midfielder Paul Scholes has hit out at Liverpool’s Steven Gerrard for his red card in last weekend’s Premier League clash.
Gerrard, 34, was hauled on by Brendan Rodgers at half-time but was sent off in the first minute of the second half, contributing to his side’s 2-1 defeat.
Speaking in his column for the Independent, former England international Scholes has discussed the incident and hit out Gerrard for losing his head in such an important game.
“How am I not playing in this game?” His second would have been that when he did get on, he was going to put a few tackles in and get the home crowd going,” Scholes said.
“He certainly managed the tackles, and in fact even his first challenge on Juan Mata was one of those that was only just timed OK. By the time he was into Ander Herrera his frustration had got the better of him.
“United were brilliant in the first half, but if they had been up against Gerrard then it might have been different. He had the frustration of not playing in the game, and then he had to watch a first half in which none of his team-mates even made a tackle. It is not nice to stand on the sideline and see your own team getting destroyed at home to a big rival.
“I can see what he was trying to do when he came on: put a few tackles in and get the crowd going. But even when you can feel the emotions rising in you, the most important thing is control.
“I got sent off a few times in my life but I never lost my head. I mistimed tackles and I made mistakes.”