Dejan Kulusevski scored a late equalizer for Ange Postecoglou’s team, which brought the score to 3-3. Because of this, Liverpool moved up to the second spot in the table, passing City by a single point. This allowed Liverpool to go ahead of City. Following a late judgment made by referee Simon Hooper, a number of City players became enraged, which resulted in protests led by Erling Haaland.
Initially, Hooper played an advantage for Pep Guardiola’s squad; however, he later brought the game back for a foul just before Jack Grealish was about to enjoy a one-on-one scoring opportunity. This brought the game back to the beginning. Haaland vented his fury on social media by posting the word “wTF” in reaction to a video that highlighted what he thought to be a mistake made by the referee’s decision.
There have been rumors that the Football Association (FA) is investigating whether or not the post made by Haaland contains language that could be considered offensive. In addition, City may be subject to accusations for failing to maintain control of their players, as Haaland, Kovacic, and other players challenged referee Simon Hooper following the controversial decision. During his post-match statements, Pep Guardiola addressed the situation that that occurred.
Due to the fact that the regulations forbid having talks with the referees or fourth officials, it is theoretically possible that ten players should have been given a red card today.
If the referee had been a player for Manchester City at the time, he would have been undoubtedly dissatisfied with the action that was taken.
