Ricardo Quaresma PICKS UP an opponent and carries him off the pitch and accuses him of time-wasting 

Ricardo Quaresma came up with a novel way of dealing with time-wasters after he picked up and carried an injured opponent to the touchline.

The former Barcelona star now plays for Portuguese side Vitoria de Guimaraes and his side were trailing to Belenenses in the dying minutes of the match on Sunday.

In an effort to run down the clock, Afonso Sousa fell to the floor but Quaresma was having none of it.

Ricardo Quaresma came up with a novel way of dealing with time-wasters on Sunday

The 38-year-old bent down and scooped Sousa into his arms before he started to carry him off the pitch.

As he walked, he could be seen telling off the 21-year-old before he was stopped by Sousa’a teammates.

For his efforts, Quaresma received a yellow card despite explaining to the referee that he was just trying to get the game going again. 

He picked up his injured opponent and tried to carry him off the pitch before he was stopped

The incident occurred during Belenenses’s shock win over Vitoria de Guimaraes. Belenenses are bottom of the Primera Liga having won just twice before Sunday’s game.

Vitoria de Guimaraes meanwhile are chasing the European places and are in sixth place. With the defeat, the gap between Quaresma’s side and fifth-placed Gil Vicente stretched to six points after 22 games.