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Alan Pardew: My thoughts on controversial Marcos Rojo tackle
ALAN PARDEW thought Marcos Rojo deserved to be sent off as Crystal Palace slipped to a home defeat against Manchester United.
Alan Pardew says Marcos Rojo should have been shown red
Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored Manchester United's late winner in the 2-1 victory at Selhurst Park after James McArthur cancelled out Paul Pogba's first-half opener.
Pogba's close-range finish was doubly controversial as the France international was in an offside position and the ball appeared to be handled by Ibrahimovic following Juan Mata's free-kick into the box.
Referee Craig Pawson allowed the effort to stand, and Rojo remained on the pitch after a two-footed lunge on Wilfried Zaha in the 38th minute which saw the Argentinian defender shown a yellow card.
Referee Craig Pawson only booked Marcos Rojo for two-footed tackle
And Crystal Palace boss Pardew said: "Rojo's tackle is dangerous, it's another two-footed tackle, I think he did one before (against Everton).
"He was a bit fortunate to get away with that. We can't really lean on that though because the players have given everything tonight.
"We were a little bit short of bodies and we've got a big game Saturday (at Chelsea) so we've got to take what we can out of this game in terms of our confidence levels.
Marcos Rojo was booked for a similar tackle against Everton
"It was a shame because a point would have been important for us tonight. The shape of the team and the effort they put in deserved reward really.
"We worked hard on making sure it was very, very difficult for United to play through us, which we did well.
"We could've done better on the break but I can't fault them, they've given me everything and we need a little break here and there and we'll be okay."