I wouldn't have posted this, but in the context of you have to go down .... 1 min 08
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"Swarbrick, head of VAR at the Premier League’s Stockley Park base, revealed Oliver thought the City man tried to buy a penalty.
He said: “It was a coming-together of two players and it was looked at.
“The arm was around the top of the body, fractionally.
“If you look at that in slow motion, multiple times, it’s exaggerated.
“We look at it in real time. That’s how we referee games, that’s how we look at incidents with VAR.
“The arm was round the top of the body, yet Rodri fell forward. He didn’t fall backwards, as if he was pulled, he fell forward.
“He’s felt some contact. Can he win the header? No he can’t. It was ‘I’ve gone down looking for a penalty’.
“That’s how the referee read the incident.
“What Michael said to the VAR was exactly that. The VAR looked at the incident and it was ‘check complete’. It was left alone for the referee to make the decision.”
Speaking to Radio Five Live Swarbrick, who retired in 2013 after eight seasons as a top flight referee, dismissed moans from City fans about the incident.
He said: “It’s been pretty consistent over the last couple of seasons, we’ve operated with contact in penalty areas between attackers and defenders."