This Rafael red card vs Tottenham reduced Manchester United to ten men in the final minutes of their game at White Hart Lane on January 16, 2011. United however managed to hold firm to claim a point.
Tottenham 0-0 Manchester United- 16th January 2011.
The Rafael sending off was not a direct red for the Brazilian, but an accumulation of two yellows. The first yellow was for a foul on Wilson Palacios, while the Rafael dismissal was a result of his foul on Benoit Assou Ekotto.
Video- Rafael Da Silva red card (dismissal) vs Tottenham
First Foul ( On Wilson Palacios- first yellow for Rafael)
Second Foul ( On Benoit Assou Ekotto- second yellow for Rafael- sending off- 74′)