its a shame he took that decision in the 23rd minute, it ruins a game. That said a red is a red. For me it wasnt even a foul. A derby game you expect it to be full bloodied. But whats the worst part for me is his position to the incident couldn't really have been any better.
Wasn't a red for me. Don't even think it was a foul to be honest.
With regards to his positioning (and im no expert) would you not have said that he might have been TOO close?