What Has Manchester United's Darren Fletcher Ever Done To Deserve That?

What has Darren Fletcher ever done to deserve such an injustice?

The Manchester United midfielder has been playing superbly for his club all season and tonight was no different. The hard working Scot played his part in one of the great United European performances.

Sadly, Fletcher has made the mistake of being too committed and will pay possibly the ultimate sacrifice.

Only a World Cup Final is a bigger game for a European player and we all know there is little chance of the United midfielder missing out on one of those.

But he will miss the UEFA Champions League Final after wearing his heart on his sleeve.

With Manchester United up 3-0 Darren Fletcher tracked his man into the United box and even though he knew the danger, he refused to let Arsenal score and made an amazing tackle, which the referee has deemed a foul by the last man.

The red card was swift but totally unjustified as replay’s show he clearly won the ball. The tackle was superb, the commitment was 110% but the dream is over.

This injustice will be doubled as there are no appeals. 

Darren Fletcher will yet again sit out of a Champions League final after watching on as a substitute as Man United lifted the trophy last season.

Told in the summer he had to improve if he wanted more game time, the Scot has had a terrific season starting on a regular basis and has proved to everyone he does deserve to wear the red and white of United.

Those performances led him to tonight where he started in United’s biggest game of the season as a trusted and loyal servant.

Where is the appeals process?

How can the footballing world standby and let such a travesty take place. As football fans, we all dream of playing on such occasions and in all honesty there should be a way for such a terrific mistake to be overturned.

The footballing Gods have a lot to answer for as they have punished a man, who is not only honest but probably one of the hardest working professionals in the world game.

He is not world class, he is not a match winner but he is an example to millions of young boys that with plenty of heart and determination, you can make every dream come true.

Well nearly every dream, sorry Darren, we as fans, salute you.