The incident before Matty Cash's winning goal for Aston Villa against Manchester City has been scrutinised
The incident between Lucas Digne of Aston Villa and Matheus Nunes of Manchester City
The incident between Lucas Digne of Aston Villa and Matheus Nunes of Manchester City
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An incident before Aston Villa’s winning goal against Manchester City has been under scrutiny.
City’s Bernardo Silva criticised referee Michael Oliver after Matty Cash’s strike, claiming the official made a mistake.
Silva contested the circumstances which led to Cash's goal, claiming that Matheus Nunes was fouled by Lucas Digne and that his team should have been awarded a free kick, instead of a corner to Villa.
The hosts scored from the resultant set-play and midfielder Silva was not happy, urging the official to apologise and 'don't be arrogant'.
It was discussed on Sky Sports’ Ref Watch, with former ref Dermot Gallagher and ex-player Jay Bothroyd disagreeing on the incident between Digne and Nunes.
“The ball was flying out of play off Matheus, which would be a corner,” said Gallagher. “Does Digne affect it? Not in the slightest.”
Asked if VAR should have intervened, Bothroyd said: “I disagree with Dermot on this one.
“The example I use is, if Nunes was the attacker there, I know he’s not, but if he was the attacker there and he gets a toe on the ball that would be a penalty, if the shoe was on the other foot.
“That would definitely have been a penalty because he’s slid in, he hasn’t got the ball and he’s had contact with the player. So, for me, that would have been a given penalty.
“Anywhere else on the pitch that would probably be a foul as well.
“So I think it’s a poor decision to be honest and I think Bernardo Silva is right there, and Man City are right to be upset with that decision.”
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