Moussa Dembele gives Aaron Cresswell a wink after getting West Ham star sent off in Europa League clash
LYON striker Moussa Dembele winked after getting West Ham defender Aaron Cresswell sent off during their Europa League quarter-final clash tonight.
With the score level at 0-0, Dembele was sent through by Houssem Aouar's brilliant through ball on the stroke of half-time.
The former Celtic forward felt a tug on his arm by Cresswell as he took his first touch, and opted to hit the deck.
With the incident deemed a denial of a goalscoring opportunity, the Hammers' left-back was shown a red card by referee Felix Zwayer.
Following the decision, cameras picked up Dembele winking as West Ham were reduced to ten men.
David Moyes' side managed to rally, however, and even took the lead seven minutes into the second-half.
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Jarrod Bowen unleashed a right-footed effort towards goal, which was deflected into the back of the net by Jerome Boateng.
West Ham defended resolutely, but were ultimately undone by a Tottenham loanee.
Tanguy Ndombele started the Lyon move with an incisive through ball, before eventually profiting on a mix-up between Alphonse Areola and Ryan Fredericks to score.
Asked about the red card decision following the 1-1 draw, Bowen told BT Sport: "I thought it was cheap, if I'm really honest.
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"I only saw it in real time, I haven't seen it back. It looked like he was going away from goal and it is a tiny touch on the arm.
"The referee has made his decision and we had to think quickly with 10 men. I thought we did well and yes we've conceded a goal, but with the quality they have. It is all to play for next week."
Moyes responded furiously when Zwayer brandished his red card.
But after the game, he refused to risk further punishment by commenting on the performance of the officials.
He said: "Only thing I'm going to say is the tackle in lead up to it on Jarrod was a foul so I expect that to be bartered into it.
"That's the disappointment for me."
On Zwayer, he added: "I'm certainly not going to talk about the referee."
