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Former Premier League referee Dermot Gallagher has backed the decision to not send Scott McTominay off during Manchester United ’s win over Leeds United at Elland Road.

McTominay escaped a late red card, having committed six fouls during the fiery affair, with a number coming after his 78th minute yellow card.

With the score at 2-3, a furious Elland Road crowd felt the midfielder should have been given his marching orders after committing a foul whilst on a caution.

However, referee Paul Tierney allowed him to stay on the field helping the visitors to not only see out the win, but to score another late goal in their 4-2 victory.

The Scotland international was also involved in a collision with Leeds midfielder Robin Koch in the first half, which on another day, could have seen him cautioned.

Gallagher disagreed with that assessment however and explained his thinking, including the “myth” that a player on a yellow should be sent off if they commit another foul.

“I thought the referee Paul Tierney dealt with this situation and other similar situations in this game really well,” Gallagher told Sky Sports.

“The yellow card procedure is as follows: is a challenge just a foul with no further action needed? Is it a foul with further admonishment? Or is something a foul with a yellow card?

“Once someone is on a yellow card, that process starts