Mike Dean reaches 100 red cards milestone after sending off Man Utd’s Ashley Young at Wolves

MIKE DEAN became the first Premier League referee to dish out 100 red cards after sending off Ashley Young.

The comedy ref showed the Manchester United captain his marching orders after a foul on Diogo Jota resulted in a second yellow card.

His first dismissal came 18 years ago when he sent off Nolberto Solano for Newcastle against Ipswich in 2001.

Young will miss Manchester United's clash against West Ham at Old Trafford on April 13 after his dismissal.

Luke Shaw also picked up a suspension and will miss the next two domestic games after his ninth yellow card of the campaign.

Dean's last red card was when he sent off Fabian Delph for Manchester City against Leicester in December.

But he ended the four-month drought and wait to reach the milestone on Tuesday night, doing so by dismissing the Manchester United captain.

Phil Dowd, who retired in 2016, is the closest referee to Dean's milestone with 67 red cards to his name.

Dean is regarded as one of the most flash and histrionic referees on the circuit.

His career as a result has been dominated by funny and humorous moments on-the-field.

Perhaps his most famous moment came in 2015, when he appeared to celebrate a Tottenham goal against Aston Villa at White Hart Lane.

Additionally, Dean often produces unnecessary step-overs when the ball inadvertently comes in his direction.

In a Merseyside derby in December 2016 he produced a no-look yellow card to Ross Barkley, to add to his reputation as a flamboyant official.

And when he sent off Brighton's Lewis Dunk against Bournemouth this season, he said "off you pop" to the England international before dishing out the card.