Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal has given his approval to Marouane Fellaini's elbow reaction on Leicester City centre-back Robert Huth in the 1-1 draw between the two sides on Sunday,

The Belgian midfielder was caught on camera hitting Huth with his elbow after having his hair pulled by the German during a first-half tussle, which could land the Red Devils player in hot water with the FA.

However, van Gaal felt it was a completely normal reaction from Fellaini.

Van Gaal told Sky Sports: "When you look at what Huth is doing with Fellaini, that's a penalty.

"Shall I grab your hair? What is your reaction, when I grab your hair? Your hair is much shorter than Fellaini, but when I do that, what are you doing then?

"I think that's a normal reaction. You have to first pick Huth, because he was the guy who grabbed the hair of Fellaini.

"I think the reaction of Fellaini is like a human being."