Leeds United boss Marcelo Bielsa is demanding an FA explanation on why it upheld Pascal Struijk's dismissal in last Sunday's home defeat to Liverpool.
Struijk was shown a straight red card for his challenge on Harvey Elliott, which left the Liverpool teenager with a fracture dislocation of his left ankle.
Leeds lost their appeal against Struijk's three-game ban, but many observers, including Elliott himself, agreed the defender's tackle did not warrant a sending off and that the injury had been a freak occurrence.
Bielsa said: “The majority of the plays that are similar to this one don't generate the consequences this one generated. That's why the injured player admits there was no bad intention.
“I understand those that judge and decide have different arguments to the ones I've spoken about, and the ones the injured player has spoken about, and their arguments are the ones that decide the outcome.
“It's good that it's this way. What would be useful is to receive information which gave an explanation how to avoid these casual things from generating an injury."
Bielsa added: “We should be guided by the thoughts of those who decide (the authorities), not by me. To hope to receive an explanation is perhaps excessive, but it would help to improve the decision-making of the players."
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