I can't help but feel aggrieved at the blatant favouritism which the referee showed towards Citeh against Leicester. Basically won them the game single-handed.
'Seems that I was busy doing something close to nothing
But different than the day before'
'Met a dwarf that was no good, dressed like Little Red Riding Hood'
'Now you're unemployed, all non-void
Walkin' round like you're Pretty Boy Floyd'
It does even out when it's the odd mistake. But consider this: both Citeh's goals were illegal and Leicester had a perfectly good goal ruled out in bizarre circumstances. That's not just an unfortunate mistake.
Sterling was offside and interfering with the keeper and defender, Silva was well onside. The penalty was Sane diving over the Leicester defender's body.
Not the correct decision if it was for taking two touches. He slipped on taking it and the ball hit his other leg. It was unintentional so he therefore didn't "take" two touches. If you slip and eff up on the run-in you don't get a retake or anything, if he had an involuntary advantage it's the same. Those goals (not that it happens often) are never disallowed.
Utterly ludicrous about Man City penalty - nailed on. Far more so than Marhez falling over thin air as Clichy pulled his foot away
And you are simply wrong about the penalty as the law stands, I'm afraid. Counts as playing the ball - hence the referee was right.
Apparently this isn't a pen
https://twitter.com/Pav90/status/863682519857803264
Ball's gone, defender has his body on the ground. Sane hits him with his knee and dives acrobatically.
No quibbles about citeh's goal being offside then?