Steve Bruce has his say on John Egan's red card on a day to forget for Sheffield United at Newcastle United
The Republic of Ireland defender was sent off for a second booking after tangling with Newcastle striker Joelinton. Egan had earlier been booked after exchanging words with the Brazilian striker.
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Hide Ad"(The first yellow) was a little bit (of) handbags," Bruce said.
"I don't think either of them deserved a yellow card but I can understand how Chris must feel.
"The second one was a yellow, it could have been a red maybe. The big decisions in big games, you need them to go for you."
On Joelinton, Bruce added: "He has still got a lot to do but a £40million price tag is a lot on him."
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