Sir Alex Ferguson believes Nani will miss the Carling Cup final through his own incompetence. Nani blotted his copybook in a big way during Wednesday night's 1-1 draw at Aston Villa, leaping into a tackle with Stiliyan Petrov after just half an hour.
Referee Peter Walton immediately brandished the red card, meaning an automatic three-match ban that includes the Wembley showpiece with Villa on February 28.
"It was a sending off," said the United boss of his side's sixth dismissal of the season.
"It was a red card. It was a naive tackle.
"He is not a malicious player but he has gone in with his foot raised off the ground and we cannot complain about it.
"We should have had a foul seconds before when (Gabriel) Agbonlahor came in with his foot up on Wes Brown's ribs.
"That was disappointing but we have no argument at all with the red card."
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