Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho said Sergio Aguero spent smarter after being hit in the head by Marouane Fellaini.
Fellaini, 29, was shown a straight red card in the 84th minute, after a few seconds it shown another yellow card for the Argentine star trap.
The match of the Premier League ended goalless.
"Sikutazama event but I think that probably was due to a red card and playback experience, and maneuver the player's amount of Argentinia," said Mourinho.
Asked whether the Belgian midfielder Fellaini did not use discretion, Mourinho said: "Marouane says it was a red card because he is Marouane.
"[The referee] Martin Atkinson told me in his opinion it was a red card, but I saw Aguero later and had injured nose, had a wound on his head, and his face was a smile as usual. I'm not sure ...
"If Sergio is ngejiangusha then of course it would have been a red card, but Marouane gave him the opportunity to do so ... .Sijui, but that I know is that we played 15 minutes with 10 players and our boys played very well, they fought to leave with a point."
Felliani now been sent off three times since joining United from Everton for £ 27.5m in September 2013.
Initially, he was sent off during the match finished goalless draw with Hull City on 24 May 2015 and matches the Champions League against Real Sociedad in November 2013.
Fellaini also dismissed a match that ended 1-1 while playing for Everton against Bolton in the Premier League 2010.