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Bilic: Jones tackle dangerous
- Updated: January 2, 2017
Slaven Bilic believes Phil Jones’ tackle on Sofiane Feghouli was more dangerous than the challenge which saw the West Ham midfielder sent off.
Feghouli saw red after 15 minutes at the London Stadium when he clashed in a sliding challenge with Jones.
And while Sky Sports pundits slammed the sending off, Manchester United went on to win 2-0 and earn their sixth league win in a row.
West Ham boss Bilic believes Jones “made a meal” of the challenge, with his reaction helping Mike Dean make his decision.
“It was never a red card to be fair. It was a challenge from both of them,” Bilic told Sky Sports.
“It was the other way round in terms of who did the more dangerous tackle. It was Jones. Okay he’s carrying the ball but he went in with the scissors.
“Phil made a meal of it, …
