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[santa sangria]

Where's the VAR Virgil?!!!

 

[Mooseybaby]

Presume you're taling about Man City vs Liverpool?

Referee not standing for any nonsense from Mane and Ederson.

Another goal from Man City before half time, which looks likely, and it could be an interesting 2nd half.

Odds on it finishing 11v11?

 

[GraemeS]

Nothing wrong with the goal, sloppy from Van Dijk to assume he was getting a foul.

Not sure about the Mane booking, looked like he tried to stop and slipped to me? Easiest AA caution in the world for any GK who comes that far to push and shove though.

 

[RobOda]

I dunno who I want to win.

Can they both be eliminated tonight please?

 

[santa sangria]

Nothing wrong with the goal, sloppy from Van Dijk to assume he was getting a foul.

Reverse angle shows Sterling pushes him over. DFK. VAR would overturn the goal IMHO.

 

[santa sangria]

Gonna be a very long game for reds fans

 

[Tealeaf]

Nothing wrong with the goal, sloppy from Van Dijk to assume he was getting a foul.

Not sure about the Mane booking, looked like he tried to stop and slipped to me? Easiest AA caution in the world for any GK who comes that far to push and shove though.

Arguably late and definitely caught the opponent. The Kinshasa (knee to face for the uninitiated ) was defo accidental.

That said it’s a good caution to give. Do nothing and a City player will think Mane got away with it and nail him later on. This way he’s been dealt with and the likelihood of the revenge foul declines

 

[GraemeS]

Reverse angle shows Sterling pushes him over. DFK. VAR would overturn the goal IMHO.

Maybe? I don't think it's clear enough that the defender should be assuming it'll be given though, still think it's poor from such a key defender.

 

[santa sangria]

Ref looks like a nutter but good cards so far

 

[santa sangria]

Maybe? I don't think it's clear enough that the defender should be assuming it'll be given though, still think it's poor from such a key defender.

Agreed. You don't stop playing on 100 grand a week.

 

[Mooseybaby]

Easy yellow for Arnold, blocking off his opponent's run with a hand to the throat!

 

[cwyeary]

Of course he slipped, but he managed to put the studs into the stomach and knee the opponent in the head. It's a good yellow for match control.

 

[santa sangria]

Sterling. 2 dives in the box. No cards yet...

 

[RobOda]

I love that BBC Live feed is already saying the referee is ruining the game.

 

[Tealeaf]

I love that BBC Live feed is already saying the referee is ruining the game.

Not for me! I’m winning at yellow card bingo - dangerous play, pushing, dissent, denying a clear advantage

 

[Mooseybaby]

All the cards so far have been nailed on, but don't let that get in the way of a stereostypical media whinge about "referees wanting to be centre of attention", referee ruining the game" "blah blah blah"

 

[santa sangria]

Well VAR would have given that goal for the Milner assist. So, I think we are all square.

But, for me, that means the two biggest moments of the game the officials have got "wrong". Cards have been good - maybe one extra for Sterling's second dive...

 

[santa sangria]

Hang on - what was the restart after the offside goal - was it DFK - did they give foul on Karius instead...?

 

[Tealeaf]

Now I kid you not, but some chap behind me is shouting the odds that Sane was onside because the goalkeeper wasn’t on his line!

 

[santa sangria]

...no added time... even for the weird TAA ball thing...?

Citee livid about the offside goal...