When Fabio da Silva was booked for his twin brother Rafael’s foul in the League Cup
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15-second readManchester United beat Barnsley 2-0 in the League Cup, with Danny Welbeck and Michael Owen scoring the goals. The match saw 10 arrests due to crowd trouble and Gary Neville being sent off for a tackle on Adam Hammil. Referee Chris Foy made several key decisions, including booking the wrong twin for a foul.
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Manchester United beat Barnsley 2-0 in the League Cup, with Danny Welbeck and Michael Owen scoring the goals. The match saw 10 arrests due to crowd trouble and Gary Neville being sent off for a tackle on Adam Hammil. Referee Chris Foy made several key decisions, including booking the wrong twin for a foul.
The referee, Chris Foy, incorrectly booked Fabio da Silva for a foul committed by his twin brother Rafael da Silva on Jamal Campbell-Ryce in the 83rd minute. Television highlights confirmed the error, which was later appealed by United and reversed by the FA.
Barnsley manager Mark Robins expressed disappointment with his team's performance, citing a lack of belief and too much respect for Manchester United at the start of the game. He noted that despite having numerous chances, they failed to capitalize on them.
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Identical Brazilian twins playing on either side of the Manchester United defence, Rafael and Fabio da Silva became successful cult heroes at Manchester United from a young age. The gifted twins arrived from Fluminense without having played a senior match. That didn’t stop them from making a positive contribution to silverware, though Rafael da Silva played over three times as many matches for United as his twin. However, Fabio started the Champions League final against Barcelona in 2011. United went on to lose against one of the greatest teams Sir Alex Ferguson faced, two years after suffering defeat to the same Barcelona team in 2009.
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