TOTTENHAM ace Dejan Kulusevski sparked controversy during the Premier League clash with Brighton at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
The Seagulls won 1-0 thanks to Leandro Trossard’s late winner in the 90-minute mark against a Spurs side, who could have been playing with 10 men.
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That is because Kulusevski appeared to have elbowed Marc Cucurella in the face during a challenge earlier on.
The Juventus loanee gained possession of the ball in midfield and passed it back to his defence when Cucurella bumped into him from behind.
The Sweden international seemingly thought there was malice behind that and angrily turned around when his elbow connected with the Brighton ace’s face.
The Tottenham star wasn’t sent off for that incident, which sparked fury on social media.
Some fans believe Kulusevski should have been given his marching orders with a direct red card.
One fan wrote: “Very lucky.”
Another posted: “As a Spurs fan I believe that should have been a red!! Lucky to be on the pitch!!”
And a third tweeted: “It’s scandalous that he’s still on the pitch.”
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Former Tottenham ace Jermaine Jenas agrees Kulusevski should have been sent off.
Jenas told BT Sport: “No, I think it’s a red card. I think he is attempting to use force, which comes under the ruling of violent conduct, he is trying to elbow Cucurella in his face.
“This is subjective to the referee and how he sees or reads it. The issue I had is i don’t know how he has not seen that as attempting to hurt somebody, which would come under the violent conduct rule, and be a straight red card.
“I think Tottenham got away with one and Kulusevski got away with one, which is unfortunate for Brighton.”
However, that didn’t cost Brighton as they still managed to snatch the three points.
That was a significant blow to the North Londoners’ top-four hopes.