Fulham striker Aleksandar Mitrovic has apologised for his behaviour that led to him being despatched off through the membership’s FA Cup quarter-final defeat to Manchester United.
Mitrovic himself had given Fulham the lead at Previous Trafford and the Cottagers have been simply 20 minutes plus stoppage time away from a visit to Wembley for the final 4.
However then all of it spectacularly collapsed for them. Willian was despatched off for a deliberate handball on the goal-line, which ultimately led to a Manchester United penalty after a VAR assessment as a result of the preliminary ruling from referee Chris Kavanagh was a nook.
Fulham boss Marco Silva misplaced management and was ordered from the touchline earlier than a call had truly been made by hook or by crook. When Kavanagh noticed the handball, Willian was despatched off, adopted Mitrovic after he had angrily confronted and pushed the official.
“On a private stage, I remorse my actions that led to me being despatched off. I allowed my frustration to get the higher of me, and the way I reacted was unsuitable,” he mentioned.
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The Serbian striker then gave a barely weird rationalization as to why he did what he did.
“I used to be making an attempt to get the referee’s consideration,” he mentioned. “However I recognize that I mustn’t have put my palms on him and I perceive why he confirmed me a pink card, my first in-game sending off for Fulham and my first for the reason that 2015/16 season.
“I’ve accepted the three-match ban for my pink card, I’ve spoken to Chris Kavanagh to apologise, and I’ve volunteered to just accept a membership advantageous. I now wish to do what I can to place this incident behind me and get again to serving to my team-mates on the pitch as quickly as attainable.”
After Bruno Fernandes scored the Manchester United equaliser from the penalty spot, nine-man Fulham couldn’t maintain out. Marcel Sabitzer put the house facet forward virtually right away along with his first aim in English soccer, earlier than Fernandes acquired his second deep into stoppage time.
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