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Lampard: Man Utd boss Mourinho to blame for Pogba dismissal

Chelsea hero Frank Lampard believes Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho was responsible for Paul Pogba's red card at Arsenal.

The midfielder was shown a straight red card for a late challenge on Hector Bellerin in United's 3-1 win.

"He was very heated and I'm of the opinion that if a manager gives you a message in a game you accept it as a player," Lampard told BT Sport.

"You can talk about it in the dressing room afterwards – you don't need to throw arms as he does here.

"Considering he got the red card a few minutes afterwards I think he got emotional I think he lost his head.

"It wasn't a tackle he needed to make. You're leading 3-1, you're protecting a lead and you understand the importance of the game and I think it's affected his approach to the tackle."

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