Ederson avoids ‘apparent’ pink card as Liverpool followers fume at Man City’s ‘luck’
Liverpool followers have been left livid after Ederson prevented a pink card throughout Manchester City’s conflict with Crystal Palace on Saturday.
The Brazilian got here flying off his line to shut down Jean-Philippe Mateta – lunging in the direction of the ball. Ederson caught the 26-year-old, lacking the ball, sending him to the bottom, with Paul Tierney blowing up for a Palace free-kick.
However, Tierney then brandished Ederson with a yellow card – and Reds followers are fuming he wasn’t given a harder punishment. One fan fumed: “How’s Ederson not been sent off here then?”
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“Van Dijk got sent off for much less contact and he had the best goalkeeper in the world still behind him. Ederson cleans someone out as last man and gets a yellow. Standard,” a second mentioned. And a 3rd replied: “Disgrace! Ederson not getting a clear and obvious red!”
“Watch the Van Dijk red against Newcastle then watch the Ederson foul….only Van Dijk gets the red,” a fourth fumed. And one other added: “Shouldn’t it be a red card for Ederson? He’s the last man!”
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Mateta was in a position to precise some type of revenge within the second half, as he netted with Palace’s first shot on track within the recreation. Jeffrey Schlupp raced onto a by ball, with City’s defence at sixes and sevens, and he was in a position to pull the ball again to Mateta.
Mateta rolled the ball into an open internet – reducing Palace’s deficit in half.