The referee Simon Hooper signaled a foul on Haaland when the Norwegian had already left Grealish completely alone against Vicario
The score was 3-3 and that controversial action could have led to Manchester City’s victory against Tottenham
He Manchester City He punctured again in the Premier League, this time against a Tottenham who did not give up at any time at the Etihad Stadium and who was favored by one of the controversies of the season in England.
With the 3-3 reflected on the scoreboard and already in added time of the second half, the referee Simon Hooper signaled a foul for Manchester City in the center of the field when The law of advantage already allowed Jack Grealish to be completely alone in the head-to-head with rival goalkeeper Vicario.
The controversial action in full discount that made Manchester City angry 😳
The referee whistled a foul on Haaland when Grealish went one-on-one 👀#PremierLeagueDAZN ⚽🏴primer pic.twitter.com/hfg4lhxrS0
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It was Erling Haaland who received the clear infringement, but the Norwegian striker He got up instantly and, with a long delivery, left the British completely alone, in an action that could have meant the 4-3 and the ‘cityzen’ victory. In fact, the referee applied the law of advantage in the first instance, but after Haaland released the ball was when he pointed out the fault.
The play caused the Pep Guardiola’s anger and practically all the Manchester City players, who They surrounded the referee asking for explanations after his serious mistake.