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Antonio Valencia among Manchester United players on Premier League most punished list
18.10.2022 - 00:53 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
A study by Betsperts has revealed the most punished players in Premier League history and Manchester United feature heavily on it. The study calculated which players had committed the most fouls across the history of the competition using data from FBref.
Former Manchester City and Aston Villa Gareth Barry leads the way with 633 fouls committed, however, as the record appearance holder in Premier League history playing as a defensive midfielder this seems like a logical conclusion. But which United players make the list?
Marouane Fellaini come in third with 588 fouls committed; given he only appeared in the Premier League 260 times this averages out at 2.26 fouls per game. Antonio Valencia is next on the list in sixth with 426 fouls while Ashley Young rounds out the list in 10th with 413 fouls.
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Strangely Roy Keane does not feature on the list, but he does rank third on the most-fined players list. He received a reported £150,000 penalty in one lump sum alongside a five-match ban for comments made in his autobiography about the tackle that led to Alfe Inge Haaland's injury.
United as a team come in joint third across the last five seasons for the most fouls committed alongside Brighton and Hove Albion. Their highest single-season total of 533 came in their best season under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer in 2020/21 where they finished second.
Overall fouls are part and parcel of the game, but it is worrying how high United rank on the list over the past five years. This may be due to the lack of control the team has experienced since the departure of Sir Alex Ferguson and therefore they need to foul more in order to combat their opponents.
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