Southampton appeal Mane red
Southampton will appeal against the red card shown to Sadio Mane in their 2-1 win at Stoke City on Saturday. Referee Lee Mason gave the forward a straight red card in the first minute of second-half stoppage time when he caught Stoke’s Erik Pieters in mid-air having mistimed a jump to challenge for the ball. Immediately after the game Saints boss Ronald Koeman indicated the club would appeal the dismissal while questioning why Mason turned down a penalty claim for Stoke ‘keeper Jack Butland’s challenge on Dusan Tadic.
