Referee denies sending off wrong Sunderland defender


Football - Manchester United v Sunderland - Barclays Premier League - Old Trafford - 28/2/15 Referee Roger East mistakenly sends off Sunderland's Wes Brown as John O'Shea appeals Action Images via Reuters / Carl Recine

(Reuters) - Referee Roger East has denied sending off the wrong Sunderland player during their 2-0 Premier League defeat at Manchester United on Saturday.

Wes Brown looked aghast when he was shown a red card after fellow former United defender John O'Shea appeared to be the one to foul Radamel Falcao for a 66th-minute penalty dispatched by Wayne Rooney.

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