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Referee Brian Winter had to be talked out of resigning after his blunder at Tannadice at the weekend.

Winter allowed Steven Anderson to stay on the park despite showing the St Johnstone defender two yellow cards in Dundee United's 1-0 victory.

"I'm sure this is a blip for Brian and I have tried to reassure him of that," said head of referees Hugh Dallas.

"He cares so much about refereeing that he had to be talked out of walking away from it altogether."

Winter flashed a yellow card at Anderson after punishing the centre-back for a foul on David Goodwillie in the 73rd minute of the Scottish Premier League match.

But he failed to issue a red card after booking the same player for using his arm in an aerial challenge on Goodwillie in the 86th minute.

The 41-year-old consulted with his fourth official and an assistant immediately after the second yellow card but Anderson remained in the game.

Winter's embarrassing mistake stemmed from the chaos that ensued after Anderson's first foul.

The Saints player angrily accused the grounded Goodwillie of diving, which sparked a melee that prompted Winter to show yellow cards to four other players, two from each side.

"I spoke with Brian after the game and he admitted that the mass confrontation after Anderson's initial caution had caused confusion," added Dallas.