Former top referee rules on this controversial Newcastle v Liverpool incident nufc
Dermot Gallagher reviews controversial decisions in the Premier League after each round of games, on behalf of Sky Sports.Dermot Gallagher looking at an incident that happened midway through the first half.“Nick Pope, shown a straight red card, for handling outside his area.“Red card or not red card?”“If he hadn’t handled the ball, Salah would have been in control of the ball.“I know the defender is covering but if that was a defender who had done that and the goalkeeper was there.
I think it is difficult to argue with the Dermot Gallagher take on this. If it was the other way round, we as Newcastle fans would want the opposition keeper / player sent off. For me it is more about does the punishment fit the crime, in terms of missing a cup final when it wasn’t violent conduct and wasn’t premeditated, just something that clearly was a reflex / instinct and Nick Pope immediately thinking, why on earth have I done that.
There is also then the fact that on Sunday you see Marcel Sabitzer commit a horrendous foul on Faes, that could have done the Leicester player serious injury. How on earth the referee and VAR official didn’t see that as a red card is just beyond belief. Sabitzer should have picked up a minimum of a three match ban and have missed the League Cup final, plus Man U only 1-0 up at the time and having to play the entire second-half a man down.
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