Mason Greenwood's red card during Getafe's heated 2-0 defeat to Rayo Vallecano is WITHDRAWN after the Spanish Football Federation found the Man United loanee had NOT aimed at the referee after being sent off for dissent

Mason Greenwood's red card following Getafe's fiery 2-0 defeat to Rayo Vallecano has been withdrawn by the Spanish Football Association.

The on-loan Man United star had been given his marching orders for dissent after tensions ran high during their home defeat, which also saw Juanmi Latasa and Damian Suarez receive red cards.

However, Getafe would appeal against the red shown to Greenwood after believing he had failed to express his frustrations with Jorge Figueroa Vasquez – with the player insisting he said 'f*** sake!' instead of 'f*** you!' as claimed by the match official.

Now the Spanish Football Federation has reversed the decision after finding that Greenwood had in fact sworn about the number of times he had been fouled – rather than directing a deliberate X-rated comment directly at Vasquez.

'The task of this disciplinary body is not to re-assess matches without determining, where appropriate, whether there is an obvious material error in the referee's description of the action.

The Spanish Football Association found that the United loanee man expressed his frustrations at having committed a foul, rather than swearing directly at the match official.

Greenwood is believed to have said “f*** sake” instead of “f*** you” after chiefs determined there was no intentional violation

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'As has been said here, evidence of such an error alone can distort the referee's assessment and thus the veracity of what was recorded in the minutes.

'Repeated viewing of the footage has in fact enabled this committee to conclude beyond a reasonable doubt that the act leading to the eviction did not take place as described by the referee, and ultimately prove the material error manifested in the decision of the referee. report.

'This footage shows the player actually said 'One, two, three, four, f***'.

Greenwood faced a ban of up to four matches if his red card was upheld by Spanish football chiefs.

Vasquez had initially claimed in his post-match report that the United loanee swore at him while giving reasons for the dismissal.

The referee's post-match report reads: 'In the 50th minute, player (12) Greenwood, Mason Will John, was sent off for the following reason: because he spoke to me in a sign of protest and raised his arm, in the following words: “F*** you”.

Greenwood has scored five goals and provided a further four assists in all competitions since joining Getafe on loan

'Once dismissed, he puts his finger to his temple and repeatedly makes a gesture to indicate that he does not agree with the decision made.'

Getafe boss Jose Bordalas added after the match that he had spoken to his accuser, who told a different story in protesting his innocence.

“The player told me he said, 'Don't fuck me,' just that,” Bordalas said.

'It was out of frustration, but at no time did he offend anyone.

'It was a comment: 'don't argue with me, why don't you blow (the whistle)'.

Greenwood's spell in Spain wasn't groundbreaking, but he still performed well, scoring five goals in 15 games in all competitions.

He also provided four assists, with his performances linked with a permanent move to Getafe at the end of his loan spell.

However, the eighth-placed team in LaLiga could face competition from Barcelona, ​​with the Blaugrana reportedly willing to offer the England forward the number 10 shirt to reconcile a deal that could reach as much as £40 million.

The former England international is currently on loan to Spain after an internal investigation decided he would have no role in Manchester United's immediate future.

This came after criminal charges against him for attempted rape, assault and coercive control were dropped. The 22-year-old denied all allegations.