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Brendan Rodgers complains of refereeing double-standards after Man United's Scott McTominay escaped red card for lunge on James Maddison... after Leicester's Ayoze Perez was sent off for similar challenge at West Ham

Brendan Rodgers complained of refereeing double-standards after his side were denied a famous win at Old Trafford.

Leicester felt Scott McTominay should have been sent off for a lunge that caught James Maddison early in the second half and Rodgers also accused United defender Raphael Varane of 'being clever' to deny his side a winner through a VAR check.

McTominay escaped with a yellow card when he left Maddison in agony and United boss Ralf Rangnick took the hint by taking the midfielder off soon afterwards.

Leicester boss Brendan Rodgers lamented the inconsistency in Premier League officiating

'We had a similar situation at West Ham earlier in the season when Ayoze Perez took a heavy touch and then caught his opponent.