Fred escapes red card for headbutt similar to Pepe's

On Wednesday, United's midfielder Fred only got a yellow for a headbutt on PSG's Leandro Paredes.

He moved his head in a fashion similar to that which saw Nicolas Pepe sent off for a headbutt on Leeds United’s Ezgjan Alioski in the Premier League earlier.

Interestingly, in both cases, refs were told by VAR officials to consult the pitch-side monitor to determine the punishment.

Eventually, the Fred was sent off for a second bookable offence as PSG won 3-1.

The question is why the referees made different decisions as football rules are the same for any competition...