Cesc Fabregas could easily have been sent off with the game less than 25 seconds old as the Spaniard lunged in recklessly on Raheem Sterling .
Referee Andre Marriner , after briefly flourishing Cesc Fabregas ' red card in error , opted for yellow instead .
Cesc Fabregas could easily have been sent off with the game less than 25 seconds old as the Spaniard lunged in recklessly on Raheem Sterling but referee Andre Marriner , after briefly flourishing his red card in error , opted for yellow instead .