Journalist Luke Edwards said Aleksandar Mitrovic’s actions against Manchester United were unacceptable but he would like there to be consistency in the way different teams are penalized.
The forward was sent off for grabbing referee Chris Kavanagh shortly after Willian was sacked for handball and manager Marco Silva was sent off the touchline.
Edwards told ` Radio 5 Live’s Football Daily: “There’s no way Manchester United or Liverpool or Chelsea or Arsenal will be shown three red cards in three minutes during that period.
“They just wouldn’t, it wouldn’t happen. Jurgen Klopp wouldn’t have been sent to the stands, Erik ten Hag wouldn’t have been sent to the stands like Silva.
“Fulham imploded and they’re responsible for losing control themselves, but emotions were running high and what balked me a little bit was I felt like those decisions were made because it was Fulham and it was Mitrovic was.
“I don’t see three red cards ever happening to any of the big clubs. Fulham were a bit unlucky there but what Mitrovic did is unacceptable.
“He mistreated the officer but I would just like to see some consistency there. The big boys are benefiting from these decisions and Fulham have been punished to the letter of the law.”
Did you know? Fulham were shown two red cards (Willian and Mitrovic) in a single game against Roma for the first time since November 2009 in the UEFA Europa League.
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