Mane clashed with Pieters in mid-air but appeared to be looking at the ball and Koeman had indicated that the club would appeal after the game.
"The red card is a big mistake of the referee or maybe the fourth referee or the linesman," he had said.
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(Reporting by Simon Jennings in Bengaluru, editing by Pritha Sarkar)
