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01st May 2016

Louis van Gaal pulled reporter’s hair on live TV as he defends Maroune Fellaini’s stray elbows

What the...?

Kevin Beirne

Manchester United put Leicester City’s title celebrations on hold for at least another night with a 1-1 draw at Old Trafford.

The Red Devils could have won the game after Danny Drinkwater was shown a red card for a foul on Memphis Depay that could easily have resulted in a penalty.

But things could have been very different for the home side, as Maroaune Fellaini escaped a possible red card after – you guessed it – the Belgian delivered an elbow right to the face of Leicester defender Robert Huth.

While Fellaini’s elbow could earn him a retrospective ban, it appeared to have been provoked by Huth pulling his hair.

So when Sky Sports’ Geoff Shreeves quizzed Louis van Gaal about the incident, the Dutchman naturally pulled on the reporter’s hair to demonstrate how uncomfortable it was.

Unsurprisingly, the Manchester United manager’s actions drew their fair share of attention.

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