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Fellaini faces ban over Can elbow in Manchester United defeat

The Belgian clashed with the Liverpool midfielder in an off-the-ball incident which was missed by Spanish referee Carlos Velasco Carballo

Marouane Fellaini faces the prospect of a three-game ban in Europe after appearing to elbow Emre Can in the final stages of Manchester United’s defeat to Liverpool.

The Belgian clashed with the Liverpool midfielder off the ball but the incident was missed by Spanish referee Carlos Velasco Carballo.

“If the referees had seen that, it would have been a red card for sure,” former Premier League and World Cup referee Howard Webb told BT Sport.