Fletcher final hopes dashed by UEFA

Fletcher had a superb game as United demolished Arsenal 3-1 in the second leg of their semi-final at the Emirates Stadium, but was sent off by Italian referee Roberto Rosetti for a 75th-minute challenge on Cesc Fabregas.

UEFA spokesman Rob Faulkner told Reuters on Wednesday while United had the right to protest the decision, there was nothing in UEFA's rules that would allow Fletcher to escape the ban.

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