Marcus Rashford: Fans Fume After Liverpool’s Wataru Endo Escapes Red Card vs Toulouse

• Liverpool midfielder Wataru Endo got away with one after a dangerous tackle against Toulouse
• The summer signing was only booked for an offence Marcus Rashford got sent off for
• Fans have reacted to the glaring inconsistencies in the application of the game's laws

The application of the Video Assistant Referee(VAR) has come under focus again - this time in the UEFA competitions following game week four matches in both the Champions League and Europa League.

Liverpool midfielder Wataru Endo was lucky to escape a red card for a studs-up stamp on Thijs Dallinga when his side faced Toulouse on November 9.

The Japanese international was only booked for the incident before watching his side fall to a shock 3-2 result in France.

Marcus Rashford's challenge vs Copenhagen

24 hours earlier, Marcus Rashford was sent off for an almost similar challenge that Endo committed. The Manchester United forward was given his marching orders after stepping on Copenhagen's Elias Jelert.

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The Danish side then made their numerical advantage count by beating Erik ten Hag's charges 4-3 to boost their hopes of progression to the next round.

Wataru Endo's yellow card vs Toulouse

Fans have, however, called the inconsistency in the application of the rules of the game. Social media users vented their frustrations, claiming that if Rashford's offence was a red card, then Endo needed to walk as well.

@phil_copson said;

"my goodness, it didn’t take long, did it? Only the very next day for an identical challenge to go unpunished."

@Jimmy__MUFC said:

"So Endo just made the same challenge Rashford did yesterday, got a yellow instead…"

RAshford is now set to miss the remainder of the Red Devils group stage campaign, which includes a Bayern Munich visit to Old Trafford

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Sports Brief has also reported that the race for top honours in different leagues is already in full flow more than 10 game weeks into the new season.

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Last season's top scorer and the recipient of the Gerd Muller Award, Erling Haaland, has continued from where he left off, same as Harry Kane and Jude Bellingham, who changed clubs.

However, there are forwards who have been guilty of missing big chances and have been included in the list of worst finishers in Europe.