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No further punishment for Cunha after returning to pitch to celebrate
Manchester United head coach Michael Carrick instructs Matheus Cunha to leave the field at full time

Manchester United attacker Matheus Cunha will not face further punishment after he came back out to the pitch to celebrate at the end of Tuesday's dramatic 3-2 win over Roma, despite having been sent off late on.

Cunha was booked for his celebrations after scoring a late winner to complete the comeback from 2-0 down before being given a second yellow card in stoppage time for a reckless sliding challenge.

The Brazil international took his time leaving the field and returned soon after the final whistle to join his team-mates in celebrating the much-needed victory. United boss Michael Carrick then appeared to usher Cunha away and encourage him to return down the tunnel.

The International Football Association Board (IFAB) rules state a player or team official who has been sent off must leave the vicinity of the field of play and the technical area.

However, a Uefa spokesperson has since said: "The Uefa official reports did not mention anything about this incident. Therefore the automatic one-match ban following two yellow cards should not be extended for this reason. We are not investigating further this matter."

This means Cunha will serve the mandatory one-game ban for the red card he received during the game in United's next Champions League match against Sporting on 25 November.

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